HUB Victoria — Morrow + Lorraine
An exterior street-level view of a commercial office project that successfully layers a contemporary vertical-fin glazed extension over an existing historic urban base.
Materials
- glass
- steel
- stone
- masonry
Visual identifiers
- curtain-wall
- historic-base
- stepped-roofline
- vertical-fins
Style tags
- contemporary
- historicist-hybrid
- rationalist
Visual tags
- urban-infill
- commercial
- facade-retention
- contemporary-extension
- glazing
- Geometry
- Long linear block featuring a repetitive glazed vertical curtain wall system sitting atop a restored historic lower stone facade, stepping back at the top levels.
- Facade system
- Unitized glass curtain wall with vertical fins and structural steel frame over a masonry base.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame with composite floor slabs sitting on retained masonry load-bearing base walls.
- Spatial scale
- Large multi-story commercial scale addressing a wide city street.
- Lighting
- Clear daylight casting soft shadows and high reflections off the continuous glass facade.
- Atmosphere
- Bustling, crisp morning urban atmosphere with strong reflections on clear glass.
- Environmental context
- Dense urban street context with multi-lane vehicular traffic, mature trees, and neighboring commercial buildings.
- Spatial experience
- Views from the busy urban street emphasize the contrast between the heavy traditional stone base and the lightweight, transparent modern extension above.
- Composition rhythm
- Repetitive vertical mullions establish a steady rhythm along the long horizontal frontage.
- Style reading
- Contemporary commercial facade retention
- Program
- Commercial office building
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- glass, steel, stone, masonry
- Visual identifiers
- curtain-wall, historic-base, stepped-roofline, vertical-fins
- Style tags
- contemporary, historicist-hybrid, rationalist
- Visual tags
- urban-infill, commercial, facade-retention, contemporary-extension, glazing
- Geometry
- Long linear block featuring a repetitive glazed vertical curtain wall system sitting atop a restored historic lower stone facade, stepping back at the top levels.
- Facade system
- Unitized glass curtain wall with vertical fins and structural steel frame over a masonry base.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame with composite floor slabs sitting on retained masonry load-bearing base walls.
- Spatial scale
- Large multi-story commercial scale addressing a wide city street.
- Lighting
- Clear daylight casting soft shadows and high reflections off the continuous glass facade.
- Atmosphere
- Bustling, crisp morning urban atmosphere with strong reflections on clear glass.
- Environmental context
- Dense urban street context with multi-lane vehicular traffic, mature trees, and neighboring commercial buildings.
- Spatial experience
- Views from the busy urban street emphasize the contrast between the heavy traditional stone base and the lightweight, transparent modern extension above.
- Composition rhythm
- Repetitive vertical mullions establish a steady rhythm along the long horizontal frontage.
- Style reading
- Contemporary commercial facade retention
- Program
- Commercial office building
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture