Aerial view of a sculptural multi-wing building complex clad in
上海
An aerial precedent for expressive, faceted architectural massing integrated into a sloped forest canopy, demonstrating decentralized wings around central courtyards.
- What we like about this project
- An elevated bridge cleanly cuts across the central courtyard space, connecting isolated faceted wings.
Materials
- weathered-metal
- glass
- concrete
- stone
Visual identifiers
- faceted-metal-cladding
- organic-massing
- aerial-site-view
- interconnected-wings
- glazed-atrium-slots
Style tags
- contemporary
- sculptural
- organic-modern
Visual tags
- sculptural
- site-responsive
- cultural
- complex-massing
- earthy-tones
- Geometry
- An organic, faceted massing arrangement with multiple interconnected volumes that step down the sloping terrain, enclosing landscaped courtyards.
- Facade system
- Faceted metal panel cladding punctuated by vertical glass curtain wall strips and angled reveals.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame with concrete core and composite floor slabs supporting complex cantilevered geometries.
- Spatial scale
- Large cultural or institutional complex spanning multiple stories and integrated into a vast landscape.
- Lighting
- Diffused atmospheric daylight with soft highlights on faceted metallic surfaces and misty canopy edges.
- Atmosphere
- Misty, secluded mountain mood emphasizing the building's dialogue with natural topography.
- Environmental context
- Steep, densely forested hillside setting with winding access roads visible along the upper perimeter.
- Spatial experience
- The complex reads as an eroded geologic formation from above, opening up through bridges, courtyards, and vertical glazed slots that reveal interior circulation.
- Composition rhythm
- Asymmetrical, radial clustering of volumes linked by elevated bridges and linear courtyards.
- Style reading
- Contemporary sculptural institutional architecture
- Program
- Cultural or institutional complex
- Perspective
- Aerial/Site
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- weathered-metal, glass, concrete, stone
- Visual identifiers
- faceted-metal-cladding, organic-massing, aerial-site-view, interconnected-wings, glazed-atrium-slots
- Style tags
- contemporary, sculptural, organic-modern
- Visual tags
- sculptural, site-responsive, cultural, complex-massing, earthy-tones
- Geometry
- An organic, faceted massing arrangement with multiple interconnected volumes that step down the sloping terrain, enclosing landscaped courtyards.
- Facade system
- Faceted metal panel cladding punctuated by vertical glass curtain wall strips and angled reveals.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame with concrete core and composite floor slabs supporting complex cantilevered geometries.
- Spatial scale
- Large cultural or institutional complex spanning multiple stories and integrated into a vast landscape.
- Lighting
- Diffused atmospheric daylight with soft highlights on faceted metallic surfaces and misty canopy edges.
- Atmosphere
- Misty, secluded mountain mood emphasizing the building's dialogue with natural topography.
- Environmental context
- Steep, densely forested hillside setting with winding access roads visible along the upper perimeter.
- Spatial experience
- The complex reads as an eroded geologic formation from above, opening up through bridges, courtyards, and vertical glazed slots that reveal interior circulation.
- Composition rhythm
- Asymmetrical, radial clustering of volumes linked by elevated bridges and linear courtyards.
- Style reading
- Contemporary sculptural institutional architecture
- Program
- Cultural or institutional complex
- Perspective
- Aerial/Site
- Discipline
- architecture