200 Sixth Street
An exterior street view of an urban infill project by Kennerly Architecture & Planning, demonstrating articulated terracotta-clad vertical bays at a prominent intersection.
- What we like about this project
- The expressive louvered metal canopy element crowning the top floor that visually crowns the corner mass.
Materials
- terracotta
- metal
- glass
- concrete
Visual identifiers
- terracotta-panels
- vertical-bays
- corner-massing
- dark-metal-framing
Style tags
- contemporary
- modular
- urban
Visual tags
- urban-infill
- street-edge
- mixed-use
- corner-building
- contemporary-facade
- Geometry
- A stepped corner massing with projecting vertical bays framed in dark metal, creating a rhythmic articulation along the street edge.
- Facade system
- Terracotta panel rainscreen system with dark metal window surrounds and recessed storefront glazing at the ground level.
- Structural guess
- Steel or concrete frame construction with lightweight exterior wall assemblies.
- Spatial scale
- Mid-rise urban infill of approximately seven stories, relating well to pedestrian movement at the sidewalk level.
- Lighting
- Clear daylight casting sharp shadows across the facade's deep vertical reveals and dark framing elements.
- Atmosphere
- Crisp, sunny urban daylight highlighting the textured masonry and sharp profile of the corner facade.
- Environmental context
- Urban intersection with multi-lane street traffic, palm trees, and lower historic neighboring residential fabric.
- Spatial experience
- The building anchors the street corner, projecting a strong urban presence while stepping back at upper levels to manage scale.
- Composition rhythm
- Strong vertical rhythm established by alternating window stacks and solid terracotta piers, capped by an expressive open roof trellis.
- Style reading
- Contemporary urban infill with rhythmic modular detailing
- Program
- Mixed-use residential with ground-floor commercial space
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- terracotta, metal, glass, concrete
- Visual identifiers
- terracotta-panels, vertical-bays, corner-massing, dark-metal-framing
- Style tags
- contemporary, modular, urban
- Visual tags
- urban-infill, street-edge, mixed-use, corner-building, contemporary-facade
- Geometry
- A stepped corner massing with projecting vertical bays framed in dark metal, creating a rhythmic articulation along the street edge.
- Facade system
- Terracotta panel rainscreen system with dark metal window surrounds and recessed storefront glazing at the ground level.
- Structural guess
- Steel or concrete frame construction with lightweight exterior wall assemblies.
- Spatial scale
- Mid-rise urban infill of approximately seven stories, relating well to pedestrian movement at the sidewalk level.
- Lighting
- Clear daylight casting sharp shadows across the facade's deep vertical reveals and dark framing elements.
- Atmosphere
- Crisp, sunny urban daylight highlighting the textured masonry and sharp profile of the corner facade.
- Environmental context
- Urban intersection with multi-lane street traffic, palm trees, and lower historic neighboring residential fabric.
- Spatial experience
- The building anchors the street corner, projecting a strong urban presence while stepping back at upper levels to manage scale.
- Composition rhythm
- Strong vertical rhythm established by alternating window stacks and solid terracotta piers, capped by an expressive open roof trellis.
- Style reading
- Contemporary urban infill with rhythmic modular detailing
- Program
- Mixed-use residential with ground-floor commercial space
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture