Wester Leiden
An interior architectural precedent demonstrating deep integration between open public interior spaces and outdoor green terraces via continuous floor-to-ceiling glazing.
- What we like about this project
- Circular cutouts in the wood ceiling emit direct or artificial light pools aligned with reading and play zones.
Materials
- wood
- glass
- concrete
- steel
Visual identifiers
- wood-paneled-ceiling
- floor-to-ceiling-glass
- circular-skylights
- outdoor-green-terrace
Style tags
- contemporary
- transparent
- civic
- biophilic
Visual tags
- community-space
- daylit
- indoor-outdoor
- public-realm
- transparent-facade
- Geometry
- Expansive single-story open floor plan wrapped on one side by continuous floor-to-ceiling glass framing an exterior deck.
- Facade system
- Full-height structural glass curtain wall with minimal framing.
- Structural guess
- Steel column grid with concrete floor slab and suspended wood ceiling panels.
- Spatial scale
- Large open community floor with generous ceiling height, easily accommodating multiple zoned activities.
- Lighting
- Bright daylight entering through perimeter floor-to-ceiling glazing, supplemented by circular flush ceiling skylights/fixtures.
- Atmosphere
- Bright, airy, and socially active with warm timber tones and natural daylight.
- Environmental context
- Indoor public community room opening directly onto a raised outdoor green terrace with nearby urban buildings visible.
- Spatial experience
- Movement flows seamlessly between indoor play and study areas and the adjacent outdoor landscaped terrace, supported by high transparency.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating slender mullions establish a steady vertical cadence along the glazed exterior wall.
- Style reading
- Contemporary transparent civic interior
- Program
- Community library or public neighborhood center
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- wood, glass, concrete, steel
- Visual identifiers
- wood-paneled-ceiling, floor-to-ceiling-glass, circular-skylights, outdoor-green-terrace
- Style tags
- contemporary, transparent, civic, biophilic
- Visual tags
- community-space, daylit, indoor-outdoor, public-realm, transparent-facade
- Geometry
- Expansive single-story open floor plan wrapped on one side by continuous floor-to-ceiling glass framing an exterior deck.
- Facade system
- Full-height structural glass curtain wall with minimal framing.
- Structural guess
- Steel column grid with concrete floor slab and suspended wood ceiling panels.
- Spatial scale
- Large open community floor with generous ceiling height, easily accommodating multiple zoned activities.
- Lighting
- Bright daylight entering through perimeter floor-to-ceiling glazing, supplemented by circular flush ceiling skylights/fixtures.
- Atmosphere
- Bright, airy, and socially active with warm timber tones and natural daylight.
- Environmental context
- Indoor public community room opening directly onto a raised outdoor green terrace with nearby urban buildings visible.
- Spatial experience
- Movement flows seamlessly between indoor play and study areas and the adjacent outdoor landscaped terrace, supported by high transparency.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating slender mullions establish a steady vertical cadence along the glazed exterior wall.
- Style reading
- Contemporary transparent civic interior
- Program
- Community library or public neighborhood center
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- architecture