JUMP
Paris, FR · 2017
Photo · Schnepp Renou, Sebastian van Damme
An exterior facade precedent for rigorous structural grid design across multiple linked commercial volumes by KAAN Architecten.
- What we like about this project
- The stark contrast between the hyper-ordered precast concrete grid and the wild, untamed meadow in the foreground.
Materials
- concrete
- glass
Visual identifiers
- concrete-grid
- repetitive-bays
- structural-façade
- multivolume
Style tags
- contemporary
- rationalist
- minimalist
Visual tags
- institutional
- rationalist
- grid-facade
- precast-concrete
- commercial
- Geometry
- Five multi-story rectilinear volumes aligned linearly, featuring a dense grid of vertical piers and horizontal spandrels.
- Facade system
- Precast concrete grid facade with recessed glazing panels.
- Structural guess
- Precast concrete exterior bearing frame with interior column structure.
- Spatial scale
- Large commercial or institutional multi-story scale; human figures are absent but implied by the multi-tier grid.
- Lighting
- Flat, overcast daylight casting very soft shadows and highlighting the muted concrete tone.
- Atmosphere
- Calm, neutral, and precise against an overgrown natural landscape.
- Environmental context
- Low-slung older structures and wild meadow grass in the foreground under an expansive white sky.
- Spatial experience
- The expansive facade reads as a monumental ordered screen rising above an uncultivated foreground meadow.
- Composition rhythm
- Strict vertical and horizontal grid rhythm repeated uniformly across the five structural bays.
- Style reading
- Contemporary rationalist architecture
- Program
- Office or institutional headquarters
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- concrete, glass
- Visual identifiers
- concrete-grid, repetitive-bays, structural-façade, multivolume
- Style tags
- contemporary, rationalist, minimalist
- Visual tags
- institutional, rationalist, grid-facade, precast-concrete, commercial
- Geometry
- Five multi-story rectilinear volumes aligned linearly, featuring a dense grid of vertical piers and horizontal spandrels.
- Facade system
- Precast concrete grid facade with recessed glazing panels.
- Structural guess
- Precast concrete exterior bearing frame with interior column structure.
- Spatial scale
- Large commercial or institutional multi-story scale; human figures are absent but implied by the multi-tier grid.
- Lighting
- Flat, overcast daylight casting very soft shadows and highlighting the muted concrete tone.
- Atmosphere
- Calm, neutral, and precise against an overgrown natural landscape.
- Environmental context
- Low-slung older structures and wild meadow grass in the foreground under an expansive white sky.
- Spatial experience
- The expansive facade reads as a monumental ordered screen rising above an uncultivated foreground meadow.
- Composition rhythm
- Strict vertical and horizontal grid rhythm repeated uniformly across the five structural bays.
- Style reading
- Contemporary rationalist architecture
- Program
- Office or institutional headquarters
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture