Transbay Block 2
An exterior architectural precedent showcasing a high-rise residential block and tiered podium system, useful for high-density urban infill and multi-family massing studies.
- What we like about this project
- The contrasting color palette shifts between muted earth tones on the perimeter and vibrant green-tinted glazing on the central tower.
Materials
- glass
- aluminum
- stucco
- concrete
- steel
Visual identifiers
- stepped-podium
- green-tower-facade
- punched-window-rhythm
- urban-block
Style tags
- contemporary
- urban
- high-density
Visual tags
- mixed-use
- high-rise
- urban-infill
- residential-tower
- contemporary-facade
- Geometry
- Multi-tiered urban complex featuring a tall tower massing in green and glass, stepping down to articulated mid-rise podiums clad in white framing and contrasting bronze-brown tones.
- Facade system
- Unitized glass curtain wall on towers and punched window assemblies with crisp white framing on podiums.
- Structural guess
- Concrete frame with shear wall cores and steel framing for tower elements.
- Spatial scale
- Large-scale urban infill development, ranging from low-rise podiums to high-rise residential towers.
- Lighting
- Daylight with soft diffuse cloud cover casting subtle shadows across the facades and wet pavement.
- Atmosphere
- Clean, structured, and modern urban daylight atmosphere.
- Environmental context
- Urban development context featuring multiple mixed-use residential blocks, newly planted street trees, and paved plazas.
- Spatial experience
- The composition creates a dense urban streetwall experience, with varied podium heights and rhythmic window bays framing pedestrian-scaled open spaces.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical articulation through stacked window bays and alternating light and dark facade panels.
- Style reading
- Contemporary multi-family urban architecture
- Program
- Multi-family residential and mixed-use urban block
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- glass, aluminum, stucco, concrete, steel
- Visual identifiers
- stepped-podium, green-tower-facade, punched-window-rhythm, urban-block
- Style tags
- contemporary, urban, high-density
- Visual tags
- mixed-use, high-rise, urban-infill, residential-tower, contemporary-facade
- Geometry
- Multi-tiered urban complex featuring a tall tower massing in green and glass, stepping down to articulated mid-rise podiums clad in white framing and contrasting bronze-brown tones.
- Facade system
- Unitized glass curtain wall on towers and punched window assemblies with crisp white framing on podiums.
- Structural guess
- Concrete frame with shear wall cores and steel framing for tower elements.
- Spatial scale
- Large-scale urban infill development, ranging from low-rise podiums to high-rise residential towers.
- Lighting
- Daylight with soft diffuse cloud cover casting subtle shadows across the facades and wet pavement.
- Atmosphere
- Clean, structured, and modern urban daylight atmosphere.
- Environmental context
- Urban development context featuring multiple mixed-use residential blocks, newly planted street trees, and paved plazas.
- Spatial experience
- The composition creates a dense urban streetwall experience, with varied podium heights and rhythmic window bays framing pedestrian-scaled open spaces.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical articulation through stacked window bays and alternating light and dark facade panels.
- Style reading
- Contemporary multi-family urban architecture
- Program
- Multi-family residential and mixed-use urban block
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture