NO6 office building Nollendorfplatz
An exterior architectural precedent by HENN demonstrating how heavy stone massing and rhythmic structural framing can be balanced with curved structural glazing at the urban street edge.
- What we like about this project
- The subtle downward curve of the glazing frame on the second floor softens the rigorous geometry of the stone grid.
Materials
- stone
- glass
- bronze-metal
- cobblestone
Visual identifiers
- stone-piers
- curved-glass
- structural-grid
- office-facade
Style tags
- contemporary
- rationalist
- commercial
Visual tags
- commercial-architecture
- urban-infill
- stone-cladding
- transparency
- street-presence
- Geometry
- Strict orthogonal structural grid divided by massive vertical piers and thick horizontal spandrels, with second-level glazed openings featuring a distinct curved lower profile.
- Facade system
- Post-and-beam concrete or stone frame with large-format vision glass and curved lower spandrels.
- Structural guess
- Reinforced concrete frame with non-loadbearing stone-clad facade panels.
- Spatial scale
- Human-scaled street front featuring full-height ground level entry doors and multi-story structural bays.
- Lighting
- Diffused overcast daylight illuminating the stone texture evenly, complemented by warm interior office and lobby lighting.
- Atmosphere
- Professional and grounded, contrasting solid textured stone with warm luminous interiors.
- Environmental context
- Urban sidewalk condition with cobblestone paving, street trees framing the top left, and neighboring storefronts visible on the left.
- Spatial experience
- From the street, the heavy stone frame creates a solid threshold before opening up into fully transparent multi-story office volumes.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating vertical bays articulated by stone piers and recessed bronze-toned mesh infills.
- Style reading
- Contemporary commercial rationalism
- Program
- Commercial office building
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- stone, glass, bronze-metal, cobblestone
- Visual identifiers
- stone-piers, curved-glass, structural-grid, office-facade
- Style tags
- contemporary, rationalist, commercial
- Visual tags
- commercial-architecture, urban-infill, stone-cladding, transparency, street-presence
- Geometry
- Strict orthogonal structural grid divided by massive vertical piers and thick horizontal spandrels, with second-level glazed openings featuring a distinct curved lower profile.
- Facade system
- Post-and-beam concrete or stone frame with large-format vision glass and curved lower spandrels.
- Structural guess
- Reinforced concrete frame with non-loadbearing stone-clad facade panels.
- Spatial scale
- Human-scaled street front featuring full-height ground level entry doors and multi-story structural bays.
- Lighting
- Diffused overcast daylight illuminating the stone texture evenly, complemented by warm interior office and lobby lighting.
- Atmosphere
- Professional and grounded, contrasting solid textured stone with warm luminous interiors.
- Environmental context
- Urban sidewalk condition with cobblestone paving, street trees framing the top left, and neighboring storefronts visible on the left.
- Spatial experience
- From the street, the heavy stone frame creates a solid threshold before opening up into fully transparent multi-story office volumes.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating vertical bays articulated by stone piers and recessed bronze-toned mesh infills.
- Style reading
- Contemporary commercial rationalism
- Program
- Commercial office building
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture