上海W-Square-调整大小
上海
An exterior precedent for mixed-use commercial architecture combining a transparent multi-story glazed base with stepped, banded upper volumes overlooking a public plaza.
- What we like about this project
- Large colorful sculptural objects in the foreground anchor the public plaza and contrast with the building's rectilinear geometry.
Materials
- glass
- aluminum
- stone-pavers
- composite-panels
- steel
Visual identifiers
- glass-curtain-wall
- stepped-massing
- banded-facade
- commercial-plaza
Style tags
- contemporary
- commercial
- urban-infill
Visual tags
- commercial
- dusk
- mixed-use
- public-plaza
- contemporary-architecture
- Geometry
- Multi-story commercial complex with a stepped massing; lower base features a large multi-story glazed curtain wall while upper levels incorporate banded beige panels and stepped terraces.
- Facade system
- Unitized glass curtain wall lower base with composite metal or terracotta cladding panels on upper stepped floors.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame with concrete core and composite floor slabs.
- Spatial scale
- Large commercial building scale, with multi-story height framing a expansive public plaza.
- Lighting
- Twilight sky with warm interior illumination glowing through storefronts and curtain walls, complemented by foreground plaza lighting.
- Atmosphere
- Vibrant and welcoming evening atmosphere with glowing storefronts and illuminated public art.
- Environmental context
- Urban commercial plaza with paved pedestrian paths, lighting fixtures, trees, and colorful public art installations.
- Spatial experience
- Approaching from the lit public plaza, the layered facade transitions from transparent retail frontage to solid banded office blocks above.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical structural mullions on the curtain wall paired with horizontal banding on the upper terraced levels.
- Style reading
- Contemporary commercial architecture
- Program
- Commercial mixed-use office and retail complex
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- glass, aluminum, stone-pavers, composite-panels, steel
- Visual identifiers
- glass-curtain-wall, stepped-massing, banded-facade, commercial-plaza
- Style tags
- contemporary, commercial, urban-infill
- Visual tags
- commercial, dusk, mixed-use, public-plaza, contemporary-architecture
- Geometry
- Multi-story commercial complex with a stepped massing; lower base features a large multi-story glazed curtain wall while upper levels incorporate banded beige panels and stepped terraces.
- Facade system
- Unitized glass curtain wall lower base with composite metal or terracotta cladding panels on upper stepped floors.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame with concrete core and composite floor slabs.
- Spatial scale
- Large commercial building scale, with multi-story height framing a expansive public plaza.
- Lighting
- Twilight sky with warm interior illumination glowing through storefronts and curtain walls, complemented by foreground plaza lighting.
- Atmosphere
- Vibrant and welcoming evening atmosphere with glowing storefronts and illuminated public art.
- Environmental context
- Urban commercial plaza with paved pedestrian paths, lighting fixtures, trees, and colorful public art installations.
- Spatial experience
- Approaching from the lit public plaza, the layered facade transitions from transparent retail frontage to solid banded office blocks above.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical structural mullions on the curtain wall paired with horizontal banding on the upper terraced levels.
- Style reading
- Contemporary commercial architecture
- Program
- Commercial mixed-use office and retail complex
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture