Street-level perspective of a multi-story building facade with vertical
An exterior street-level view of a mixed-use infill project by ODOS Architects featuring staggered weathering-steel fins integrated with lush vertical planting.
- What we like about this project
- Tree growth protruding from the upper structural fins, blurring the boundary between architecture and landscape.
Materials
- corten-steel
- brick
- glass
- planting
Visual identifiers
- weathering-steel-fins
- vertical-planting
- arched-ground-floor
- stepped-roofline
Style tags
- contemporary
- biophilic
- contextual-modern
Visual tags
- biophilic
- weathering-steel
- urban-infill
- mixed-use
- facade-screen
- Geometry
- A stepped series of vertical rusted metal fin profiles rise above a two-story brick and arched ground base, creating a rhythmic and modulated upper facade.
- Facade system
- Weathering steel vertical fin and trellis system supporting extensive live planting over a masonry base.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame superstructure with a masonry ground level.
- Spatial scale
- Mid-rise infill building scale; towering above surrounding two-story neighborhood structures.
- Lighting
- Diffused overcast daylight with soft shadows, highlighting the textured relief of the weathering steel fins and living wall plants.
- Atmosphere
- A striking contrast between weathered industrial metal and abundant living greenery within an urban streetscape.
- Environmental context
- Urban street intersection flanked by traditional low-rise brick buildings and mature roadside trees under an overcast sky.
- Spatial experience
- From the street intersection, the building presents a prominent vertical green wall and weathering steel screen that softens its dense massing against the urban context.
- Composition rhythm
- Strong vertical rhythm established by regularly spaced metal fins and integrated planting pockets.
- Style reading
- Contemporary biophilic architectural design
- Program
- Mixed-use commercial and residential building
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- corten-steel, brick, glass, planting
- Visual identifiers
- weathering-steel-fins, vertical-planting, arched-ground-floor, stepped-roofline
- Style tags
- contemporary, biophilic, contextual-modern
- Visual tags
- biophilic, weathering-steel, urban-infill, mixed-use, facade-screen
- Geometry
- A stepped series of vertical rusted metal fin profiles rise above a two-story brick and arched ground base, creating a rhythmic and modulated upper facade.
- Facade system
- Weathering steel vertical fin and trellis system supporting extensive live planting over a masonry base.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame superstructure with a masonry ground level.
- Spatial scale
- Mid-rise infill building scale; towering above surrounding two-story neighborhood structures.
- Lighting
- Diffused overcast daylight with soft shadows, highlighting the textured relief of the weathering steel fins and living wall plants.
- Atmosphere
- A striking contrast between weathered industrial metal and abundant living greenery within an urban streetscape.
- Environmental context
- Urban street intersection flanked by traditional low-rise brick buildings and mature roadside trees under an overcast sky.
- Spatial experience
- From the street intersection, the building presents a prominent vertical green wall and weathering steel screen that softens its dense massing against the urban context.
- Composition rhythm
- Strong vertical rhythm established by regularly spaced metal fins and integrated planting pockets.
- Style reading
- Contemporary biophilic architectural design
- Program
- Mixed-use commercial and residential building
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture