Woodberry Down masterplan and Phase 4
An exterior masterplan precedent illustrating high-rise brick residential towers integrated with a pedestrian-friendly urban streetscape and landscape.
- What we like about this project
- Variations in brick tones across adjacent towers help break down the massive scale of the masterplan.
Materials
- brick
- glass
- metal
- concrete
Visual identifiers
- brick-towers
- residential-masterplan
- urban-streetscape
- projecting-balconies
Style tags
- contemporary
- urban
- residential
Visual tags
- masterplan
- residential-tower
- brick-facade
- public-realm
- urban-design
- Geometry
- Tall brick-clad residential towers accompanied by mid-rise blocks, arranged around an urban streetscape and pedestrian realm.
- Facade system
- Load-bearing or framed brick masonry with punched windows and cantilevered balconies.
- Structural guess
- Reinforced concrete frame with masonry facade cladding
- Spatial scale
- Large-scale urban residential towers and wide public streetscape.
- Lighting
- Bright daylight with clear soft shadows, illuminating facades and public street life.
- Atmosphere
- Vibrant and welcoming public realm set against robust, textured brick facades.
- Environmental context
- Urban masterplan setting with mature street trees, wide paved walkways, and multi-story residential blocks.
- Spatial experience
- The composition moves from intimate pedestrian crossings and tree-lined walkways up to soaring vertical apartment massing.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical repetition of window openings and projecting balconies contrasted against horizontal street elements.
- Style reading
- Contemporary urban residential architecture
- Program
- Multi-family residential masterplan
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- brick, glass, metal, concrete
- Visual identifiers
- brick-towers, residential-masterplan, urban-streetscape, projecting-balconies
- Style tags
- contemporary, urban, residential
- Visual tags
- masterplan, residential-tower, brick-facade, public-realm, urban-design
- Geometry
- Tall brick-clad residential towers accompanied by mid-rise blocks, arranged around an urban streetscape and pedestrian realm.
- Facade system
- Load-bearing or framed brick masonry with punched windows and cantilevered balconies.
- Structural guess
- Reinforced concrete frame with masonry facade cladding
- Spatial scale
- Large-scale urban residential towers and wide public streetscape.
- Lighting
- Bright daylight with clear soft shadows, illuminating facades and public street life.
- Atmosphere
- Vibrant and welcoming public realm set against robust, textured brick facades.
- Environmental context
- Urban masterplan setting with mature street trees, wide paved walkways, and multi-story residential blocks.
- Spatial experience
- The composition moves from intimate pedestrian crossings and tree-lined walkways up to soaring vertical apartment massing.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical repetition of window openings and projecting balconies contrasted against horizontal street elements.
- Style reading
- Contemporary urban residential architecture
- Program
- Multi-family residential masterplan
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture