上海西岸金融城G地块
上海 / 杭州
A striking precedent for commercial urban integration utilizing an organic, wave-like timber canopy to frame a glazed public entry threshold.
- What we like about this project
- The double-curved timber ceiling creates complex reflections on the glass facade below, blurring interior and exterior boundaries.
Materials
- timber
- glass
- steel
- concrete
Visual identifiers
- undulating-timber-canopy
- curved-ceiling
- glass-storefront
- urban-plaza
Style tags
- contemporary
- parametric
- organic
Visual tags
- canopy
- parametric
- commercial
- public-realm
- glazed-facade
- Geometry
- Symmetrical undulating double-curved timber canopy spans across a full-height glazed storefront plaza, set between orthogonal mid-rise buildings.
- Facade system
- Suspended undulating timber louver canopy over structural steel framing, backed by a full-height structural glass curtain wall.
- Structural guess
- Concealed steel space frame supporting an organic timber-clad roof deck, anchored by perimeter concrete cores and glass mullions.
- Spatial scale
- Grand public scale; the undulating canopy rises two to three stories above the pedestrian plaza level.
- Lighting
- Soft ambient dusk light emitting from interior spaces and under-canopy fixtures, complemented by even overcast daylight from above.
- Atmosphere
- Warm and luminous, contrasting the organic timber underside against the cool urban context.
- Environmental context
- Urban commercial pedestrian plaza flanked by dense multi-story mixed-use architecture.
- Spatial experience
- Approaching from the open pedestrian plaza, the sweeping organic timber ceiling draws the eye inward and creates an inviting sheltered public threshold.
- Composition rhythm
- Rhythmic louver slats follow the undulating curves of the roof, contrasting with the vertical mullions of the glass wall below.
- Style reading
- Contemporary parametric commercial architecture
- Program
- Commercial entrance pavilion and public plaza
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- timber, glass, steel, concrete
- Visual identifiers
- undulating-timber-canopy, curved-ceiling, glass-storefront, urban-plaza
- Style tags
- contemporary, parametric, organic
- Visual tags
- canopy, parametric, commercial, public-realm, glazed-facade
- Geometry
- Symmetrical undulating double-curved timber canopy spans across a full-height glazed storefront plaza, set between orthogonal mid-rise buildings.
- Facade system
- Suspended undulating timber louver canopy over structural steel framing, backed by a full-height structural glass curtain wall.
- Structural guess
- Concealed steel space frame supporting an organic timber-clad roof deck, anchored by perimeter concrete cores and glass mullions.
- Spatial scale
- Grand public scale; the undulating canopy rises two to three stories above the pedestrian plaza level.
- Lighting
- Soft ambient dusk light emitting from interior spaces and under-canopy fixtures, complemented by even overcast daylight from above.
- Atmosphere
- Warm and luminous, contrasting the organic timber underside against the cool urban context.
- Environmental context
- Urban commercial pedestrian plaza flanked by dense multi-story mixed-use architecture.
- Spatial experience
- Approaching from the open pedestrian plaza, the sweeping organic timber ceiling draws the eye inward and creates an inviting sheltered public threshold.
- Composition rhythm
- Rhythmic louver slats follow the undulating curves of the roof, contrasting with the vertical mullions of the glass wall below.
- Style reading
- Contemporary parametric commercial architecture
- Program
- Commercial entrance pavilion and public plaza
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture