Exterior street-level view of a multi-story glass and stone commercial
2023
A commercial office building precedent showcasing the combination of large glazed curtain wall recesses with structured stone-clad punched window bays at an urban corner.
- What we like about this project
- Deep central glazed atrium recess punctuates the structured stone-grid facade.
Materials
- glass
- stone
- aluminum
- steel
Visual identifiers
- glass-curtain-wall
- punched-windows
- stone-cladding
- corner-facade
- commercial-office
Style tags
- contemporary
- corporate
- rationalist
Visual tags
- commercial
- urban-infill
- facade-articulation
- glazed
- office-building
- Geometry
- A stepped rectangular commercial massing featuring large glazed curtain wall recesses framed by punched-window stone or composite cladding bays.
- Facade system
- Unitized glass curtain wall combined with stone-clad rainscreen or panel wall system with punched windows.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame with composite floor slabs and concrete core
- Spatial scale
- Large commercial office building, approximately eight stories high relative to pedestrians and street traffic.
- Lighting
- Bright afternoon sunlight striking the main facade, casting sharp shadows and reflecting urban context on the glass surfaces.
- Atmosphere
- Clear, professional, and corporate daylight atmosphere reflecting standard urban business districts.
- Environmental context
- Urban intersection with neighboring mid-rise office buildings and mature street trees along the sidewalk.
- Spatial experience
- The building forms a solid urban edge along the street intersection, with glazed vertical expanses opening views into the interior lobbies and offices.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical glass bays alternate with structured horizontal and vertical stone-clad punched window grids.
- Style reading
- Contemporary commercial corporate architecture
- Program
- Commercial office building with ground-floor retail
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- glass, stone, aluminum, steel
- Visual identifiers
- glass-curtain-wall, punched-windows, stone-cladding, corner-facade, commercial-office
- Style tags
- contemporary, corporate, rationalist
- Visual tags
- commercial, urban-infill, facade-articulation, glazed, office-building
- Geometry
- A stepped rectangular commercial massing featuring large glazed curtain wall recesses framed by punched-window stone or composite cladding bays.
- Facade system
- Unitized glass curtain wall combined with stone-clad rainscreen or panel wall system with punched windows.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame with composite floor slabs and concrete core
- Spatial scale
- Large commercial office building, approximately eight stories high relative to pedestrians and street traffic.
- Lighting
- Bright afternoon sunlight striking the main facade, casting sharp shadows and reflecting urban context on the glass surfaces.
- Atmosphere
- Clear, professional, and corporate daylight atmosphere reflecting standard urban business districts.
- Environmental context
- Urban intersection with neighboring mid-rise office buildings and mature street trees along the sidewalk.
- Spatial experience
- The building forms a solid urban edge along the street intersection, with glazed vertical expanses opening views into the interior lobbies and offices.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical glass bays alternate with structured horizontal and vertical stone-clad punched window grids.
- Style reading
- Contemporary commercial corporate architecture
- Program
- Commercial office building with ground-floor retail
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture