The Goodsyard
An urban scale precedent showcasing the integration of a contemporary red-framed high-rise tower atop a historic brick railway viaduct base.
- What we like about this project
- Massive red diagonal transfer trusses lift the tower body clear above an elevated public terrace.
Materials
- red-steel
- brick
- glass
- concrete
- asphalt
Visual identifiers
- red-steel-structure
- brick-viaduct
- high-rise-tower
- elevated-podium
Style tags
- contemporary
- high-tech
- contextual
Visual tags
- urban-infill
- mixed-use
- transit-oriented
- large-scale
- rendering
- Geometry
- A massive urban intersection framed by a heavy brick viaduct base, supporting a red-framed high-rise tower with expressed structural diagonals and deep sunshades.
- Facade system
- Unitized glass curtain wall shielded by horizontal louvers and external red structural framing.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame superstructure with heavy brick masonry base and transfer trusses.
- Spatial scale
- Large-scale urban infill project with a tall landmark tower towering over low-rise railway infrastructure.
- Lighting
- Dusk or early morning ambient light with warm interior glows from the tower and streetlights reflecting on wet asphalt.
- Atmosphere
- Busy, vibrant urban twilight alive with transit movement and warm structural lighting.
- Environmental context
- Dense urban street intersection featuring historical brick viaducts, transit infrastructure, and surrounding multi-story buildings.
- Spatial experience
- The street level moves dynamically under railway arches and elevated podium plazas, opening up toward high-density urban corridors.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal banding of railway arches meets the vertical rhythm of the tower's expressed red columns.
- Style reading
- Contemporary high-tech contextualism
- Program
- Mixed-use commercial and residential tower
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- red-steel, brick, glass, concrete, asphalt
- Visual identifiers
- red-steel-structure, brick-viaduct, high-rise-tower, elevated-podium
- Style tags
- contemporary, high-tech, contextual
- Visual tags
- urban-infill, mixed-use, transit-oriented, large-scale, rendering
- Geometry
- A massive urban intersection framed by a heavy brick viaduct base, supporting a red-framed high-rise tower with expressed structural diagonals and deep sunshades.
- Facade system
- Unitized glass curtain wall shielded by horizontal louvers and external red structural framing.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame superstructure with heavy brick masonry base and transfer trusses.
- Spatial scale
- Large-scale urban infill project with a tall landmark tower towering over low-rise railway infrastructure.
- Lighting
- Dusk or early morning ambient light with warm interior glows from the tower and streetlights reflecting on wet asphalt.
- Atmosphere
- Busy, vibrant urban twilight alive with transit movement and warm structural lighting.
- Environmental context
- Dense urban street intersection featuring historical brick viaducts, transit infrastructure, and surrounding multi-story buildings.
- Spatial experience
- The street level moves dynamically under railway arches and elevated podium plazas, opening up toward high-density urban corridors.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal banding of railway arches meets the vertical rhythm of the tower's expressed red columns.
- Style reading
- Contemporary high-tech contextualism
- Program
- Mixed-use commercial and residential tower
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture