Erewhon Glendale
An exterior retail facade precedent demonstrating rhythm via heavy stucco pilasters and protected steel canopies framing a central commercial entrance.
- What we like about this project
- Bold overhead volumetric pilasters cast deep, rhythmic shadows that elevate a standard retail box into a monumental entry experience.
Materials
- stucco
- steel
- glass
- concrete
Visual identifiers
- stucco-pilasters
- cantilevered-canopy
- symmetrical-facade
- retail-storefront
Style tags
- contemporary
- commercial
- monumental-scale
Visual tags
- commercial
- retail
- symmetrical
- stucco-finish
- entrance-canopy
- Geometry
- Symmetrical single-story elevation featuring prominent vertical pilasters projecting from a smooth plane, framing a central glazed entrance beneath a projecting cantilevered canopy.
- Facade system
- Stucco-clad exterior insulation and finish system (EIFS) over structural framing, integrated with steel awnings and storefront glazing.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame or concrete masonry unit (CMU) bearing walls with exterior architectural stucco finishes.
- Spatial scale
- Commercial retail scale; approximately single-story height with grander volumetric articulation through oversize pilasters.
- Lighting
- Even dusk or early morning ambient light with warm interior illumination spilling out through the full-height glass entrance and side windows.
- Atmosphere
- Calm, orderly, and welcoming commercial facade highlighted by warm interior glow against a neutral stucco finish.
- Environmental context
- Strip commercial or standalone retail context with an asphalt parking or driveway apron in the foreground.
- Spatial experience
- The approach channels visitors through a centered paved walkway framed by low planters and steel canopies, terminating at the brightly lit interior marketplace storefront.
- Composition rhythm
- Regular vertical rhythm established by alternating wide stucco wall panels and recessed pilaster bays.
- Style reading
- Contemporary commercial vernacular with monumental classical rhythm
- Program
- Upscale grocery and marketplace retail store
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- stucco, steel, glass, concrete
- Visual identifiers
- stucco-pilasters, cantilevered-canopy, symmetrical-facade, retail-storefront
- Style tags
- contemporary, commercial, monumental-scale
- Visual tags
- commercial, retail, symmetrical, stucco-finish, entrance-canopy
- Geometry
- Symmetrical single-story elevation featuring prominent vertical pilasters projecting from a smooth plane, framing a central glazed entrance beneath a projecting cantilevered canopy.
- Facade system
- Stucco-clad exterior insulation and finish system (EIFS) over structural framing, integrated with steel awnings and storefront glazing.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame or concrete masonry unit (CMU) bearing walls with exterior architectural stucco finishes.
- Spatial scale
- Commercial retail scale; approximately single-story height with grander volumetric articulation through oversize pilasters.
- Lighting
- Even dusk or early morning ambient light with warm interior illumination spilling out through the full-height glass entrance and side windows.
- Atmosphere
- Calm, orderly, and welcoming commercial facade highlighted by warm interior glow against a neutral stucco finish.
- Environmental context
- Strip commercial or standalone retail context with an asphalt parking or driveway apron in the foreground.
- Spatial experience
- The approach channels visitors through a centered paved walkway framed by low planters and steel canopies, terminating at the brightly lit interior marketplace storefront.
- Composition rhythm
- Regular vertical rhythm established by alternating wide stucco wall panels and recessed pilaster bays.
- Style reading
- Contemporary commercial vernacular with monumental classical rhythm
- Program
- Upscale grocery and marketplace retail store
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture