Upward exterior view of a multi-story building
A high-rise exterior precedent demonstrating stacked terraced floor plates and horizontal ribbon window integration.
- What we like about this project
- The upper levels sharply zigzag, creating dynamic diagonal geometry against the sky.
Materials
- concrete
- glass
- metal
Visual identifiers
- stepped-balconies
- horizontal-strip-windows
- stacked-slabs
- low-angle-view
Style tags
- contemporary
- terraced
- rationalist
Visual tags
- high-rise
- terraced
- ribbon-windows
- contemporary-facade
- stacked-massing
- Geometry
- Low-angle upward perspective emphasizing stacked, zigzagging floor plates and terraced slab edges.
- Facade system
- Horizontal ribbon windows alternating with continuous white slab edge bands and terraces.
- Structural guess
- Cantilevered floor slabs supported by central core or perimeter columns.
- Spatial scale
- Large multi-story commercial or civic building, scaled by multi-level vertical stacking.
- Lighting
- Diffused overcast daylight illuminating the underside of projecting slabs and recessed strip glazing.
- Atmosphere
- Crisp, architectural clarity softened by surrounding organic tree silhouettes.
- Environmental context
- Urban setting framed by lush tree canopy in the foreground.
- Spatial experience
- From below, the building reads as an imposing stepped mountain of horizontal white bands contrasting against the sky and framing foliage.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating horizontal louvers and slab edges create a strong stacking rhythm.
- Style reading
- Contemporary stacked terraced architecture
- Program
- Commercial office or mixed-use complex
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- concrete, glass, metal
- Visual identifiers
- stepped-balconies, horizontal-strip-windows, stacked-slabs, low-angle-view
- Style tags
- contemporary, terraced, rationalist
- Visual tags
- high-rise, terraced, ribbon-windows, contemporary-facade, stacked-massing
- Geometry
- Low-angle upward perspective emphasizing stacked, zigzagging floor plates and terraced slab edges.
- Facade system
- Horizontal ribbon windows alternating with continuous white slab edge bands and terraces.
- Structural guess
- Cantilevered floor slabs supported by central core or perimeter columns.
- Spatial scale
- Large multi-story commercial or civic building, scaled by multi-level vertical stacking.
- Lighting
- Diffused overcast daylight illuminating the underside of projecting slabs and recessed strip glazing.
- Atmosphere
- Crisp, architectural clarity softened by surrounding organic tree silhouettes.
- Environmental context
- Urban setting framed by lush tree canopy in the foreground.
- Spatial experience
- From below, the building reads as an imposing stepped mountain of horizontal white bands contrasting against the sky and framing foliage.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating horizontal louvers and slab edges create a strong stacking rhythm.
- Style reading
- Contemporary stacked terraced architecture
- Program
- Commercial office or mixed-use complex
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture