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An exterior precedent showing OMA's distinct massing strategies, juxtaposing stacked monolithic panels against an angled, faceted metallic mesh facade with dynamic diagonal cuts.
- What we like about this project
- A whimsical sculpture attached directly to the flat monolithic upper facade, breaking the otherwise austere architectural surface.
Materials
- expanded-metal
- aluminum
- glass
- concrete
Visual identifiers
- stacked-volumes
- perforated-metal-facade
- diagonal-glazing
- monolithic-tower
Style tags
- contemporary
- deconstructivist
- institutional
- avant-garde
Visual tags
- cultural
- museum
- urban-context
- facade-study
- asymmetric-massing
- dusk-illumination
- Geometry
- Asymmetrical composition combining a stacked rectangular monolithic tower on the left with an interlocking, faceted volume on the right featuring diagonal slash windows.
- Facade system
- Expanded metal mesh screen over glazed and opaque panel backing, alongside faceted curtain wall with diagonal mullions.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame superstructure with concrete core and composite floor slabs supporting cantilevered masses.
- Spatial scale
- Large multi-story cultural institution dominating the surrounding low-to-mid-rise neighborhood fabric.
- Lighting
- Twilight sky with interior warm artificial light glowing through slot windows and ground floor lobbies, contrasting with the cool blue exterior ambient light.
- Atmosphere
- Striking and futuristic yet firmly anchored in the gritty urban grain through contrasting lighting and material textures.
- Environmental context
- Dense urban street context surrounded by mid-rise brick and stone apartment blocks and commercial buildings.
- Spatial experience
- The building presents a bold presence against the surrounding urban fabric, drawing the eye dynamically across shifting rooflines and cantilevers.
- Composition rhythm
- Dynamic diagonal banding on the right volume contrasted with the regular horizontal strip windows and stacked box rhythm of the left tower.
- Style reading
- Contemporary deconstructivist institutional architecture
- Program
- Contemporary art museum and cultural center
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- expanded-metal, aluminum, glass, concrete
- Visual identifiers
- stacked-volumes, perforated-metal-facade, diagonal-glazing, monolithic-tower
- Style tags
- contemporary, deconstructivist, institutional, avant-garde
- Visual tags
- cultural, museum, urban-context, facade-study, asymmetric-massing, dusk-illumination
- Geometry
- Asymmetrical composition combining a stacked rectangular monolithic tower on the left with an interlocking, faceted volume on the right featuring diagonal slash windows.
- Facade system
- Expanded metal mesh screen over glazed and opaque panel backing, alongside faceted curtain wall with diagonal mullions.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame superstructure with concrete core and composite floor slabs supporting cantilevered masses.
- Spatial scale
- Large multi-story cultural institution dominating the surrounding low-to-mid-rise neighborhood fabric.
- Lighting
- Twilight sky with interior warm artificial light glowing through slot windows and ground floor lobbies, contrasting with the cool blue exterior ambient light.
- Atmosphere
- Striking and futuristic yet firmly anchored in the gritty urban grain through contrasting lighting and material textures.
- Environmental context
- Dense urban street context surrounded by mid-rise brick and stone apartment blocks and commercial buildings.
- Spatial experience
- The building presents a bold presence against the surrounding urban fabric, drawing the eye dynamically across shifting rooflines and cantilevers.
- Composition rhythm
- Dynamic diagonal banding on the right volume contrasted with the regular horizontal strip windows and stacked box rhythm of the left tower.
- Style reading
- Contemporary deconstructivist institutional architecture
- Program
- Contemporary art museum and cultural center
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture