CAS
An open-air interior courtyard precedent featuring a multi-story atrium, central tree, and warm timber framing—ideal for studies in biophilic urban architecture.
- What we like about this project
- The central tree rises directly through the specked terrazzo ground surface without raised planters.
Materials
- terrazzo
- timber
- glass
- plaster
- steel
Visual identifiers
- central-courtyard-tree
- terrazzo-flooring
- timber-framing
- multi-story-atrium
Style tags
- contemporary
- biophilic
- minimalist
Visual tags
- courtyard
- atrium
- daylight
- biophilic
- light-wood
- terrazzo
- Geometry
- Multi-story open-air courtyard volume wrapped in white walls featuring a rhythmic grid of large windows and wood-paneled accents.
- Facade system
- Curtain wall and punched window grid system with timber mullions and integrated vertical wood panels.
- Structural guess
- Reinforced concrete frame with floor slabs supporting multi-story openings.
- Spatial scale
- Multi-story scale relative to the central courtyard tree and ground-level seating.
- Lighting
- Bright, direct daylight enters from above, casting soft shadows across the courtyard floor and deep into interior rooms.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and open, combining clean modern white surfaces with organic natural elements.
- Environmental context
- Enclosed interior courtyard surrounded by multi-level architectural massing.
- Spatial experience
- A bright, vertical transition space where the eye is drawn up past stacked interior levels toward the sky while a central tree anchors the ground floor.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical window alignments and repeating timber panel infills establish a steady architectural rhythm up the multi-story facade.
- Style reading
- Contemporary biophilic courtyard architecture
- Program
- Residential or mixed-use interior courtyard
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- terrazzo, timber, glass, plaster, steel
- Visual identifiers
- central-courtyard-tree, terrazzo-flooring, timber-framing, multi-story-atrium
- Style tags
- contemporary, biophilic, minimalist
- Visual tags
- courtyard, atrium, daylight, biophilic, light-wood, terrazzo
- Geometry
- Multi-story open-air courtyard volume wrapped in white walls featuring a rhythmic grid of large windows and wood-paneled accents.
- Facade system
- Curtain wall and punched window grid system with timber mullions and integrated vertical wood panels.
- Structural guess
- Reinforced concrete frame with floor slabs supporting multi-story openings.
- Spatial scale
- Multi-story scale relative to the central courtyard tree and ground-level seating.
- Lighting
- Bright, direct daylight enters from above, casting soft shadows across the courtyard floor and deep into interior rooms.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and open, combining clean modern white surfaces with organic natural elements.
- Environmental context
- Enclosed interior courtyard surrounded by multi-level architectural massing.
- Spatial experience
- A bright, vertical transition space where the eye is drawn up past stacked interior levels toward the sky while a central tree anchors the ground floor.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical window alignments and repeating timber panel infills establish a steady architectural rhythm up the multi-story facade.
- Style reading
- Contemporary biophilic courtyard architecture
- Program
- Residential or mixed-use interior courtyard
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- architecture