Floyd
An exterior facade precedent by OPEN OFFICE showcasing a deep concrete waffle grid integrated with continuous planting ledges and recessed balconies.
- What we like about this project
- Planters cantilever out of alternating deep reveals, creating vertical cascading green accents.
Materials
- exposed-concrete
- glass
- metal
- planting
Visual identifiers
- deep-grid
- concrete-facade
- integrated-planters
- recessed-balconies
Style tags
- contemporary
- rationalist
- biophilic
Visual tags
- grid
- concrete
- biophilic
- urban-facade
- modular
- Geometry
- An orthogonal structural concrete grid organizes the facade into recessed bays alternating with glazed openings and planter ledges.
- Facade system
- Deep precast or in-situ concrete waffle grid with inset glazing and metal railings.
- Structural guess
- Concrete column-and-slab structure with exterior waffle grid framing.
- Spatial scale
- Multi-story residential or commercial facade, approximately five visible floors captured in elevation.
- Lighting
- Direct, strong overhead sunlight casts sharp diagonal shadows within the deep reveals of the concrete waffle grid.
- Atmosphere
- Crisp, sun-drenched, and textural, balancing monolithic concrete with organic planting.
- Environmental context
- Urban infill setting, viewed straight-on against a clear sky.
- Spatial experience
- The deep reveals and projecting planters create a rhythmic, tactile transition between interior rooms and the street.
- Composition rhythm
- Strict vertical and horizontal grid alignment with staggered planter pockets breaking uniformity.
- Style reading
- Contemporary biophilic rationalism
- Program
- Multi-family residential or mixed-use building
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- exposed-concrete, glass, metal, planting
- Visual identifiers
- deep-grid, concrete-facade, integrated-planters, recessed-balconies
- Style tags
- contemporary, rationalist, biophilic
- Visual tags
- grid, concrete, biophilic, urban-facade, modular
- Geometry
- An orthogonal structural concrete grid organizes the facade into recessed bays alternating with glazed openings and planter ledges.
- Facade system
- Deep precast or in-situ concrete waffle grid with inset glazing and metal railings.
- Structural guess
- Concrete column-and-slab structure with exterior waffle grid framing.
- Spatial scale
- Multi-story residential or commercial facade, approximately five visible floors captured in elevation.
- Lighting
- Direct, strong overhead sunlight casts sharp diagonal shadows within the deep reveals of the concrete waffle grid.
- Atmosphere
- Crisp, sun-drenched, and textural, balancing monolithic concrete with organic planting.
- Environmental context
- Urban infill setting, viewed straight-on against a clear sky.
- Spatial experience
- The deep reveals and projecting planters create a rhythmic, tactile transition between interior rooms and the street.
- Composition rhythm
- Strict vertical and horizontal grid alignment with staggered planter pockets breaking uniformity.
- Style reading
- Contemporary biophilic rationalism
- Program
- Multi-family residential or mixed-use building
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture