Expediting-Code/Zoning Consulting
A striking example of an organic structural exoskeleton wrapping a glazed multi-story building, offering inspiration for biomimetic facades and deep threshold design.
- What we like about this project
- Vertical climbing vegetation integrated behind the metallic framework, blurring the boundary between structure and nature.
Materials
- cast-metal
- glass
- slate
- plant-material
Visual identifiers
- metal-exoskeleton
- biomorphic-facade
- floor-to-ceiling-glass
- organic-columns
Style tags
- biomimetic
- contemporary
- sculptural
Visual tags
- high-rise
- biophilic
- curtain-wall
- contemporary
- sculptural
- Geometry
- An orthogonal building mass enveloped by a fluid, biomorphic cast-metal facade framework with rectangular openings.
- Facade system
- Cast-metal structural exoskeleton with integrated glazed curtain wall.
- Structural guess
- External load-bearing or suspended exoskeleton frame supporting floor plates.
- Spatial scale
- Mid-rise urban building scale spanning multiple residential or commercial levels.
- Lighting
- Diffused overcast daylight highlighting the metallic sheen and reflective curves of the exterior structural grid.
- Atmosphere
- Futuristic yet organic, balancing heavy cast metallic curves with transparent lightness.
- Environmental context
- Urban infill setting with neighboring traditional low-rise brick context visible at the lower left.
- Spatial experience
- The deep three-dimensional exoskeleton creates a layered threshold between interior living spaces and the exterior street context.
- Composition rhythm
- A rhythmic grid of bulbous, interconnected vertical and horizontal nodes defining the primary exterior surface.
- Style reading
- Biomimetic contemporary architecture
- Program
- Multi-family residential or mixed-use commercial
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- cast-metal, glass, slate, plant-material
- Visual identifiers
- metal-exoskeleton, biomorphic-facade, floor-to-ceiling-glass, organic-columns
- Style tags
- biomimetic, contemporary, sculptural
- Visual tags
- high-rise, biophilic, curtain-wall, contemporary, sculptural
- Geometry
- An orthogonal building mass enveloped by a fluid, biomorphic cast-metal facade framework with rectangular openings.
- Facade system
- Cast-metal structural exoskeleton with integrated glazed curtain wall.
- Structural guess
- External load-bearing or suspended exoskeleton frame supporting floor plates.
- Spatial scale
- Mid-rise urban building scale spanning multiple residential or commercial levels.
- Lighting
- Diffused overcast daylight highlighting the metallic sheen and reflective curves of the exterior structural grid.
- Atmosphere
- Futuristic yet organic, balancing heavy cast metallic curves with transparent lightness.
- Environmental context
- Urban infill setting with neighboring traditional low-rise brick context visible at the lower left.
- Spatial experience
- The deep three-dimensional exoskeleton creates a layered threshold between interior living spaces and the exterior street context.
- Composition rhythm
- A rhythmic grid of bulbous, interconnected vertical and horizontal nodes defining the primary exterior surface.
- Style reading
- Biomimetic contemporary architecture
- Program
- Multi-family residential or mixed-use commercial
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture