241 Halstead
An exterior architectural rendering by GF55 Architects of a multi-family residential building utilizing a brick base, white panel upper volumes, and an elevated pedestrian stair.
- What we like about this project
- An elevated planted podium edge running alongside a monumental public stair directly from the sidewalk.
Materials
- brick
- white-panels
- glass
- concrete
- metal-railing
Visual identifiers
- brick-facade
- white-panels
- monumental-stair
- elevated-podium
Style tags
- contemporary
- residential
- infill
Visual tags
- residential
- infill
- podium
- urban-housing
- stepped-massing
- Geometry
- An articulated multi-story residential block featuring a brick base and stepped white paneling volumes, accessed via an external monumental stair leading up to an elevated podium level.
- Facade system
- Combination of masonry veneer base and smooth white exterior wall panels with large punched glazing.
- Structural guess
- Concrete podium with wood or steel-framed upper residential floors.
- Spatial scale
- Medium-scale residential infill building, approximately four stories high.
- Lighting
- Clear daylight casting sharp diagonal shadows across the facade elements and retaining walls.
- Atmosphere
- Clean, orderly, and bright suburban-urban infill atmosphere.
- Environmental context
- Urban street corner with adjacent street trees, parked cars, and neighboring urban structures.
- Spatial experience
- The approach transitions from the sidewalk up a monumental landscaped stair to an elevated walkway, creating a distinct separation between street parking/access and upper residential levels.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical window alignments on the brick facade paired with horizontal panel divisions.
- Style reading
- Contemporary multi-family residential architecture
- Program
- Multi-family residential apartment building
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- brick, white-panels, glass, concrete, metal-railing
- Visual identifiers
- brick-facade, white-panels, monumental-stair, elevated-podium
- Style tags
- contemporary, residential, infill
- Visual tags
- residential, infill, podium, urban-housing, stepped-massing
- Geometry
- An articulated multi-story residential block featuring a brick base and stepped white paneling volumes, accessed via an external monumental stair leading up to an elevated podium level.
- Facade system
- Combination of masonry veneer base and smooth white exterior wall panels with large punched glazing.
- Structural guess
- Concrete podium with wood or steel-framed upper residential floors.
- Spatial scale
- Medium-scale residential infill building, approximately four stories high.
- Lighting
- Clear daylight casting sharp diagonal shadows across the facade elements and retaining walls.
- Atmosphere
- Clean, orderly, and bright suburban-urban infill atmosphere.
- Environmental context
- Urban street corner with adjacent street trees, parked cars, and neighboring urban structures.
- Spatial experience
- The approach transitions from the sidewalk up a monumental landscaped stair to an elevated walkway, creating a distinct separation between street parking/access and upper residential levels.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical window alignments on the brick facade paired with horizontal panel divisions.
- Style reading
- Contemporary multi-family residential architecture
- Program
- Multi-family residential apartment building
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture