Norfolk
Burleigh Heads - Koichi Takada Architects · 2021
An exterior facade precedent by Koichi Takada Architects showcasing organic, biomorphic balcony slabs and a slatted timber central core, ideal for studies in coastal high-rise articulation and expressive precast forms.
- What we like about this project
- The central core features densely packed horizontal timber louvers that snake downwards, sharply contrasting with the clean white curved floor plates.
Materials
- concrete
- timber
- glass
- steel
Visual identifiers
- organic-cantilevered-balconies
- slatted-timber-core
- curvilinear-slabs
- glass-balustrades
Style tags
- contemporary
- biomorphic
- organic
- coastal-modern
Visual tags
- residential
- organic-architecture
- coastal
- tower
- balconies
- high-rise
- Geometry
- Symmetrical multi-story residential tower with deeply cantilevered, organic floor slabs creating undulating balconies on either side of a central vertical timber-slatted core.
- Facade system
- Curved precast concrete balcony slabs with frameless glass balustrades and slatted timber vertical screening at the core.
- Structural guess
- Reinforced concrete core and flat slab structure with deep cantilevered edges.
- Spatial scale
- Multi-story residential apartment tower viewed from street level.
- Lighting
- Dusk or twilight sky with warm artificial uplighting illuminating the ground level and subtle interior glows behind floor-to-ceiling glass.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and luxurious coastal twilight mood, accentuating the fluid curves against the evening sky.
- Environmental context
- Coastal urban infill setting adjacent to existing mid-rise buildings and tropical planting at the ground level.
- Spatial experience
- The building presents a powerful organic profile to the street, with deep balconies providing substantial outdoor living space and heavy visual shading.
- Composition rhythm
- Rhythmic stacking of undulating horizontal balcony slabs mirrored across a central vertical slatted channel.
- Style reading
- Contemporary organic biomorphic residential architecture
- Program
- Multi-family residential apartment building
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- concrete, timber, glass, steel
- Visual identifiers
- organic-cantilevered-balconies, slatted-timber-core, curvilinear-slabs, glass-balustrades
- Style tags
- contemporary, biomorphic, organic, coastal-modern
- Visual tags
- residential, organic-architecture, coastal, tower, balconies, high-rise
- Geometry
- Symmetrical multi-story residential tower with deeply cantilevered, organic floor slabs creating undulating balconies on either side of a central vertical timber-slatted core.
- Facade system
- Curved precast concrete balcony slabs with frameless glass balustrades and slatted timber vertical screening at the core.
- Structural guess
- Reinforced concrete core and flat slab structure with deep cantilevered edges.
- Spatial scale
- Multi-story residential apartment tower viewed from street level.
- Lighting
- Dusk or twilight sky with warm artificial uplighting illuminating the ground level and subtle interior glows behind floor-to-ceiling glass.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and luxurious coastal twilight mood, accentuating the fluid curves against the evening sky.
- Environmental context
- Coastal urban infill setting adjacent to existing mid-rise buildings and tropical planting at the ground level.
- Spatial experience
- The building presents a powerful organic profile to the street, with deep balconies providing substantial outdoor living space and heavy visual shading.
- Composition rhythm
- Rhythmic stacking of undulating horizontal balcony slabs mirrored across a central vertical slatted channel.
- Style reading
- Contemporary organic biomorphic residential architecture
- Program
- Multi-family residential apartment building
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture