uniskin
上海
An exterior facade precedent by ONOAA STUDIO combining steel framing, full-height glazing, and operable solar control blinds against an urban context.
- What we like about this project
- Exterior operable canvas awning cantilevers directly out from the upper steel mullion track.
Materials
- steel
- glass
- canvas
- exposed-concrete
- tile
Visual identifiers
- steel-curtain-wall
- roller-blinds
- exposed-concrete-column
- storefront-glazing
Style tags
- contemporary
- industrial
- minimalist
Visual tags
- adaptive-reuse
- retail-facade
- industrial-chic
- solar-control
- urban-infill
- Geometry
- Multi-story glazed storefront with fine steel framing members, exterior roller shades, and exposed concrete structural columns behind the glass line.
- Facade system
- Fine steel profile framing with large glazed lites and external roller shade assemblies.
- Structural guess
- Steel column and beam frame with raw concrete interior structural elements.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story retail or showroom facade at pedestrian street scale.
- Lighting
- Diffused overcast daylight with soft reflections across glass and fabric roller shades.
- Atmosphere
- Clean, luminous, and refined against a textured urban backdrop.
- Environmental context
- Urban street edge shaded by mature plane trees adjacent to historical buildings.
- Spatial experience
- The street elevation blends lightweight industrial metal framing with heavy masonry and concrete contexts, creating a transparent threshold into the interior volume.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical steel mullions establish a tight structural rhythm punctuated by operable canvas awnings and drop shades.
- Style reading
- Contemporary industrial retail architecture
- Program
- Retail showroom or beauty brand store
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- steel, glass, canvas, exposed-concrete, tile
- Visual identifiers
- steel-curtain-wall, roller-blinds, exposed-concrete-column, storefront-glazing
- Style tags
- contemporary, industrial, minimalist
- Visual tags
- adaptive-reuse, retail-facade, industrial-chic, solar-control, urban-infill
- Geometry
- Multi-story glazed storefront with fine steel framing members, exterior roller shades, and exposed concrete structural columns behind the glass line.
- Facade system
- Fine steel profile framing with large glazed lites and external roller shade assemblies.
- Structural guess
- Steel column and beam frame with raw concrete interior structural elements.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story retail or showroom facade at pedestrian street scale.
- Lighting
- Diffused overcast daylight with soft reflections across glass and fabric roller shades.
- Atmosphere
- Clean, luminous, and refined against a textured urban backdrop.
- Environmental context
- Urban street edge shaded by mature plane trees adjacent to historical buildings.
- Spatial experience
- The street elevation blends lightweight industrial metal framing with heavy masonry and concrete contexts, creating a transparent threshold into the interior volume.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical steel mullions establish a tight structural rhythm punctuated by operable canvas awnings and drop shades.
- Style reading
- Contemporary industrial retail architecture
- Program
- Retail showroom or beauty brand store
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture