RNA Research & Manufacturing Facility
An exterior facade precedent for single-story research and manufacturing buildings utilizing vertical ribbed metal cladding and rhythmically spaced tall glazing.
- What we like about this project
- Subtle surface wall-pack light fixtures are integrated flush within the rhythm of the vertical metal panels.
Materials
- metal-panel
- glass
- asphalt
- concrete
Visual identifiers
- vertical-metal-cladding
- ribbed-facade
- recessed-windows
- single-story-horizontal
Style tags
- contemporary
- industrial
- functionalist
Visual tags
- research-facility
- industrial
- rhythmic-facade
- metal-panel
- campus-architecture
- Geometry
- Low-slung, single-story horizontal bar with a rhythmic vertical articulation along the facade and a distinct parapet cap.
- Facade system
- Vertical ribbed metal panel rainscreen with flush coping and inset glazed vertical openings.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame construction with metal stud exterior walls.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story human-scale building fronting a standard parking lot with accessible bays.
- Lighting
- Late afternoon or early morning golden hour sun casting long shadows and warm highlights across the vertical metal ribbing.
- Atmosphere
- Quiet, orderly atmosphere illuminated by warm horizontal sunlight.
- Environmental context
- Suburban or campus setting with an asphalt parking lot in the foreground and mature eucalyptus trees along the rear horizon.
- Spatial experience
- The long, measured elevation frames a clear parking foreground, presenting a methodical rhythm to approaching visitors.
- Composition rhythm
- Strictly rhythmic vertical rhythm created by alternating metal panel ribs and floor-to-ceiling recessed window strips.
- Style reading
- Contemporary industrial functionalism
- Program
- RNA research and manufacturing facility
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- metal-panel, glass, asphalt, concrete
- Visual identifiers
- vertical-metal-cladding, ribbed-facade, recessed-windows, single-story-horizontal
- Style tags
- contemporary, industrial, functionalist
- Visual tags
- research-facility, industrial, rhythmic-facade, metal-panel, campus-architecture
- Geometry
- Low-slung, single-story horizontal bar with a rhythmic vertical articulation along the facade and a distinct parapet cap.
- Facade system
- Vertical ribbed metal panel rainscreen with flush coping and inset glazed vertical openings.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame construction with metal stud exterior walls.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story human-scale building fronting a standard parking lot with accessible bays.
- Lighting
- Late afternoon or early morning golden hour sun casting long shadows and warm highlights across the vertical metal ribbing.
- Atmosphere
- Quiet, orderly atmosphere illuminated by warm horizontal sunlight.
- Environmental context
- Suburban or campus setting with an asphalt parking lot in the foreground and mature eucalyptus trees along the rear horizon.
- Spatial experience
- The long, measured elevation frames a clear parking foreground, presenting a methodical rhythm to approaching visitors.
- Composition rhythm
- Strictly rhythmic vertical rhythm created by alternating metal panel ribs and floor-to-ceiling recessed window strips.
- Style reading
- Contemporary industrial functionalism
- Program
- RNA research and manufacturing facility
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture