65 Newark
A contemporary mid-rise residential facade precedent by Jarmel Kizel Architects, showcasing an articulated composition of stacked balconies and contrasting metal panels.
- What we like about this project
- The left balconies dynamically rotate outward from the primary grid alignment.
Materials
- concrete
- glass
- metal-panel
- aluminum
Visual identifiers
- cantilevered-balconies
- metal-panels
- grid-facade
- mid-rise-apartment
Style tags
- contemporary
- residential
- rationalist
Visual tags
- residential
- facade-composition
- urban-infill
- balconies
- contemporary
- Geometry
- Symmetrical central white grid volume flanked by a protruding stack of angled cantilevered balconies on the left and darker metal-clad bays on the right.
- Facade system
- Unitized window wall with projected concrete floor-slab balconies and glass railings, paired with metal panel cladding.
- Structural guess
- Reinforced concrete frame with flat slab construction
- Spatial scale
- Ten-story mid-rise apartment building standing prominently along a wide urban sidewalk.
- Lighting
- Bright direct daylight casting crisp shadows under balcony overhangs against a clear blue sky.
- Atmosphere
- Clean, crisp, and orderly daylight setting highlighting architectural articulation.
- Environmental context
- Urban street edge with neighboring low-rise brick context and distant high-rises.
- Spatial experience
- The building presents a commanding urban presence with dynamic balconies that animate the street-facing facade.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical central grid balanced by stacked diagonal angular balconies on one side and repetitive dark window glazing on the other.
- Style reading
- Contemporary urban multi-family residential architecture
- Program
- Multi-family residential apartment building with ground floor commercial space
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- concrete, glass, metal-panel, aluminum
- Visual identifiers
- cantilevered-balconies, metal-panels, grid-facade, mid-rise-apartment
- Style tags
- contemporary, residential, rationalist
- Visual tags
- residential, facade-composition, urban-infill, balconies, contemporary
- Geometry
- Symmetrical central white grid volume flanked by a protruding stack of angled cantilevered balconies on the left and darker metal-clad bays on the right.
- Facade system
- Unitized window wall with projected concrete floor-slab balconies and glass railings, paired with metal panel cladding.
- Structural guess
- Reinforced concrete frame with flat slab construction
- Spatial scale
- Ten-story mid-rise apartment building standing prominently along a wide urban sidewalk.
- Lighting
- Bright direct daylight casting crisp shadows under balcony overhangs against a clear blue sky.
- Atmosphere
- Clean, crisp, and orderly daylight setting highlighting architectural articulation.
- Environmental context
- Urban street edge with neighboring low-rise brick context and distant high-rises.
- Spatial experience
- The building presents a commanding urban presence with dynamic balconies that animate the street-facing facade.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical central grid balanced by stacked diagonal angular balconies on one side and repetitive dark window glazing on the other.
- Style reading
- Contemporary urban multi-family residential architecture
- Program
- Multi-family residential apartment building with ground floor commercial space
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture