stapleton
An aerial precedent for a waterfront residential master plan integrating green roofs, rooftop pavilions, and a linear public park.
- What we like about this project
- Active pavilion structures integrated directly into the planted green roofs.
Materials
- concrete
- glass
- metal
- wood
- vegetation
Visual identifiers
- waterfront-development
- green-roofs
- rooftop-pavilions
- linear-park
Style tags
- contemporary
- master-plan
- residential
Visual tags
- master-plan
- residential
- waterfront
- green-roof
- urban-planning
- Geometry
- C-shaped and block residential buildings sit alongside a linear waterfront park, stepping down toward the water.
- Facade system
- Precast or panelized facade with a regular grid of punched windows and recessed balconies.
- Structural guess
- Concrete frame structure with flat slab construction.
- Spatial scale
- Large multi-building residential development at a neighborhood master-plan scale.
- Lighting
- Bright ambient daylight casting soft shadows across the building facades and landscape.
- Atmosphere
- Bright, sustainable, and connected to nature along the river edge.
- Environmental context
- Waterfront location adjacent to a linear park, with dense urban fabric in the background.
- Spatial experience
- The view moves from an open river edge and green lawn up through terraced building blocks with active roof spaces.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating window grids on the building facades paired with staggered roof pavilion placements.
- Style reading
- Contemporary multi-family residential master plan
- Program
- Multi-family residential complex
- Perspective
- Aerial/Site
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- concrete, glass, metal, wood, vegetation
- Visual identifiers
- waterfront-development, green-roofs, rooftop-pavilions, linear-park
- Style tags
- contemporary, master-plan, residential
- Visual tags
- master-plan, residential, waterfront, green-roof, urban-planning
- Geometry
- C-shaped and block residential buildings sit alongside a linear waterfront park, stepping down toward the water.
- Facade system
- Precast or panelized facade with a regular grid of punched windows and recessed balconies.
- Structural guess
- Concrete frame structure with flat slab construction.
- Spatial scale
- Large multi-building residential development at a neighborhood master-plan scale.
- Lighting
- Bright ambient daylight casting soft shadows across the building facades and landscape.
- Atmosphere
- Bright, sustainable, and connected to nature along the river edge.
- Environmental context
- Waterfront location adjacent to a linear park, with dense urban fabric in the background.
- Spatial experience
- The view moves from an open river edge and green lawn up through terraced building blocks with active roof spaces.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating window grids on the building facades paired with staggered roof pavilion placements.
- Style reading
- Contemporary multi-family residential master plan
- Program
- Multi-family residential complex
- Perspective
- Aerial/Site
- Discipline
- architecture