Unity Place
South Kilburn · 2021
An exterior residential courtyard precedent showcasing brick apartment architecture integrated with projected metallic bays and balconies by RM_A at Unity Place.
- What we like about this project
- The complex protrusion of metallic bays breaks the monotony of the standard brick envelope.
Materials
- brick
- metal
- glass
- concrete
Visual identifiers
- brick-facade
- projecting-balconies
- residential-courtyard
- punched-windows
- metal-trim
Style tags
- contemporary
- urban-housing
- rationalist
Visual tags
- housing
- courtyard
- brickwork
- urban-infill
- balconies
- contemporary-housing
- Geometry
- Multi-story residential blocks define an angled courtyard space with varying facade planes, cantilevered balconies, and punched window openings.
- Facade system
- Load-bearing brickwork combined with prefabricated metallic balcony and bay modules.
- Structural guess
- Load-bearing masonry with reinforced concrete floor slabs.
- Spatial scale
- Human-scale courtyard transitioning into five- to six-story residential building heights.
- Lighting
- Bright direct daylight casting crisp architectural shadows across facades and courtyard paving.
- Atmosphere
- Clean, bright, and welcoming urban residential atmosphere balancing hard masonry with green planting.
- Environmental context
- Urban residential infill courtyard surrounded by multi-story housing blocks and landscape plantings.
- Spatial experience
- Moving from the exterior street into an intimate landscaped courtyard framed by warm masonry and articulated metallic bay structures.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical window alignments combined with staggered projecting balcony bays creating a dynamic rhythm across the facades.
- Style reading
- Contemporary urban residential architecture
- Program
- Multi-family residential housing
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- brick, metal, glass, concrete
- Visual identifiers
- brick-facade, projecting-balconies, residential-courtyard, punched-windows, metal-trim
- Style tags
- contemporary, urban-housing, rationalist
- Visual tags
- housing, courtyard, brickwork, urban-infill, balconies, contemporary-housing
- Geometry
- Multi-story residential blocks define an angled courtyard space with varying facade planes, cantilevered balconies, and punched window openings.
- Facade system
- Load-bearing brickwork combined with prefabricated metallic balcony and bay modules.
- Structural guess
- Load-bearing masonry with reinforced concrete floor slabs.
- Spatial scale
- Human-scale courtyard transitioning into five- to six-story residential building heights.
- Lighting
- Bright direct daylight casting crisp architectural shadows across facades and courtyard paving.
- Atmosphere
- Clean, bright, and welcoming urban residential atmosphere balancing hard masonry with green planting.
- Environmental context
- Urban residential infill courtyard surrounded by multi-story housing blocks and landscape plantings.
- Spatial experience
- Moving from the exterior street into an intimate landscaped courtyard framed by warm masonry and articulated metallic bay structures.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical window alignments combined with staggered projecting balcony bays creating a dynamic rhythm across the facades.
- Style reading
- Contemporary urban residential architecture
- Program
- Multi-family residential housing
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture