Exterior dusk view of Pristina Mall by Laguarda Low Architects
A striking commercial retail complex precedent by Laguarda Low Architects, contrasting a monolithic slanted tower with a transparent glazed atrium and welcoming entry canopy under dusk lighting.
- What we like about this project
- The distinctive backward lean of the tall signage tower gives the massive retail complex a dynamic, sculptural silhouette.
Materials
- metal-panel
- glass
- steel
- concrete
Visual identifiers
- slanted-tower
- glazed-atrium
- illuminated-canopy
- commercial-mall
Style tags
- contemporary
- commercial
- high-tech
Visual tags
- retail
- commercial
- atrium
- dusk-lighting
- large-scale
- tower
- Geometry
- Asymmetrical composition balancing a tall, slanted solid tower on the left with a rectilinear glass atrium volume on the right, anchored by a sweeping horizontal entrance canopy.
- Facade system
- Unitized metal panel cladding on the tower combined with structural glass curtain wall framing for the central atrium.
- Structural guess
- Steel truss framing supporting the large glazed atrium volume with reinforced concrete and steel framing for the tower.
- Spatial scale
- Large-scale commercial retail development; the entrance canopy and tower span multiple stories above human scale.
- Lighting
- Dusk twilight sky with warm internal lighting glowing through the glass atrium and illuminated signage against deep blue ambient light.
- Atmosphere
- Vibrant and welcoming commercial energy glowing against the cool twilight atmosphere.
- Environmental context
- Open suburban or edge-of-city commercial site with surrounding parking lots and immature landscaping under a deep blue twilight sky.
- Spatial experience
- Approaching from the brightly lit exterior parking and drop-off zone, the massive glazed atrium pulls the eye inward while the overhead canopy frames the primary entrance.
- Composition rhythm
- Asymmetrical massing balanced by the sweeping horizontal gesture of the continuous illuminated entrance canopy.
- Style reading
- Contemporary commercial mega-structure
- Program
- Shopping mall and retail center
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- metal-panel, glass, steel, concrete
- Visual identifiers
- slanted-tower, glazed-atrium, illuminated-canopy, commercial-mall
- Style tags
- contemporary, commercial, high-tech
- Visual tags
- retail, commercial, atrium, dusk-lighting, large-scale, tower
- Geometry
- Asymmetrical composition balancing a tall, slanted solid tower on the left with a rectilinear glass atrium volume on the right, anchored by a sweeping horizontal entrance canopy.
- Facade system
- Unitized metal panel cladding on the tower combined with structural glass curtain wall framing for the central atrium.
- Structural guess
- Steel truss framing supporting the large glazed atrium volume with reinforced concrete and steel framing for the tower.
- Spatial scale
- Large-scale commercial retail development; the entrance canopy and tower span multiple stories above human scale.
- Lighting
- Dusk twilight sky with warm internal lighting glowing through the glass atrium and illuminated signage against deep blue ambient light.
- Atmosphere
- Vibrant and welcoming commercial energy glowing against the cool twilight atmosphere.
- Environmental context
- Open suburban or edge-of-city commercial site with surrounding parking lots and immature landscaping under a deep blue twilight sky.
- Spatial experience
- Approaching from the brightly lit exterior parking and drop-off zone, the massive glazed atrium pulls the eye inward while the overhead canopy frames the primary entrance.
- Composition rhythm
- Asymmetrical massing balanced by the sweeping horizontal gesture of the continuous illuminated entrance canopy.
- Style reading
- Contemporary commercial mega-structure
- Program
- Shopping mall and retail center
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture