Curved glass tower facades by Laguarda Low Architects framing a
A large-scale commercial precinct precedent featuring sweeping curved glass curtain walls that enclose a generous landscaped public courtyard.
- What we like about this project
- A massive overhead skybridge connects the soaring curved volumes high above the courtyard.
Materials
- glass
- aluminum
- concrete
- steel
Visual identifiers
- curved-facade
- glass-curtain-wall
- landscaped-courtyard
- architectural-sculpture
Style tags
- contemporary
- curvilinear
- commercial
- high-tech
Visual tags
- commercial-complex
- curvilinear
- glass-façade
- public-realm
- urban-design
- Geometry
- Sweeping concave curves define the central building mass, enclosing an open central courtyard and terminating in clean vertical glass curtain walls.
- Facade system
- Unitized glass curtain wall system with integrated spandrels and operable windows.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame with concrete core and composite floor slabs.
- Spatial scale
- Large-scale commercial development, with multi-story office blocks towering over a human-scale ground plaza.
- Lighting
- Bright direct daylight reflecting off glass facades, casting crisp shadows across the lawn.
- Atmosphere
- Open, luminous, and professionally active urban environment.
- Environmental context
- Urban commercial or mixed-use complex featuring a raised landscaped courtyard framed by multiple mid-to-high-rise blocks.
- Spatial experience
- The sweeping curved forms draw the eye inward toward a central landscaped green space while maintaining an open, permeable boundary.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal spandrel bands alternating with vertical mullions create a dense, uniform grid that sweeps along the curved facade.
- Style reading
- Contemporary corporate curvilinear architecture
- Program
- Mixed-use commercial and office development
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- glass, aluminum, concrete, steel
- Visual identifiers
- curved-facade, glass-curtain-wall, landscaped-courtyard, architectural-sculpture
- Style tags
- contemporary, curvilinear, commercial, high-tech
- Visual tags
- commercial-complex, curvilinear, glass-façade, public-realm, urban-design
- Geometry
- Sweeping concave curves define the central building mass, enclosing an open central courtyard and terminating in clean vertical glass curtain walls.
- Facade system
- Unitized glass curtain wall system with integrated spandrels and operable windows.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame with concrete core and composite floor slabs.
- Spatial scale
- Large-scale commercial development, with multi-story office blocks towering over a human-scale ground plaza.
- Lighting
- Bright direct daylight reflecting off glass facades, casting crisp shadows across the lawn.
- Atmosphere
- Open, luminous, and professionally active urban environment.
- Environmental context
- Urban commercial or mixed-use complex featuring a raised landscaped courtyard framed by multiple mid-to-high-rise blocks.
- Spatial experience
- The sweeping curved forms draw the eye inward toward a central landscaped green space while maintaining an open, permeable boundary.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal spandrel bands alternating with vertical mullions create a dense, uniform grid that sweeps along the curved facade.
- Style reading
- Contemporary corporate curvilinear architecture
- Program
- Mixed-use commercial and office development
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture