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Rodrigo Vargas Design

Based in Los Angeles, Rodrigo Vargas Design develops multi-family towers and residential interiors defined by sculpted massing voids, intersecting curved facade volumes, and warm, low-profile illumination that highlights contrasting material textures. The portfolio serves as a precise reference when detailing integrated lighting within exterior concrete circulation, carving upper-level portals to soften high-rise silhouettes, or contrasting fine timber slatted ceilings against neutral interior walls.

Exterior facade detail of a high-rise tower by Rodrigo Vargas Design featuring sweeping curved white balconies and dark glass glazing.

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Author at Rodrigo Vargas

An exterior facade precedent showcasing sweeping white curvilinear balcony bands contrasted against dark glazed residential volumes.

What we like about this project
The deep V-like intersection where two distinct curved facade volumes meet.

Materials

  • glass
  • metal
  • composite-panels
  • concrete

Visual identifiers

  • curved-balconies
  • white-ribbon-facade
  • dark-glass
  • high-rise

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • curvilinear
  • expressive

Visual tags

  • contemporary
  • curvilinear
  • balcony-layers
  • high-rise
  • facade-detail
Geometry
Dynamic articulation featuring contrasting vertical and horizontal sweeping white ribbons framing recessed dark glass volumes.
Facade system
Curtain wall glazing with precast or composite curved eyebrow balcony elements.
Structural guess
Reinforced concrete frame with cantilevered slab balconies.
Spatial scale
Large-scale multi-story tower facade detail.
Lighting
Bright daytime sun casting strong highlights on the white curved edges and deep shadows into the recessed balconies.
Atmosphere
Sleek, dynamic, and sharply contrasting in tone.
Environmental context
High-rise urban context under clear blue sky.
Spatial experience
The deep curves and layered balconies create a sense of fluid movement and depth across the urban facade.
Composition rhythm
Rhythmic repetition of floor slabs and glass balustrades countered by sweeping organic facade curves.
Style reading
Contemporary curvilinear high-rise architecture
Program
Residential high-rise tower
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
glass, metal, composite-panels, concrete
Visual identifiers
curved-balconies, white-ribbon-facade, dark-glass, high-rise
Style tags
contemporary, curvilinear, expressive
Visual tags
contemporary, curvilinear, balcony-layers, high-rise, facade-detail
Geometry
Dynamic articulation featuring contrasting vertical and horizontal sweeping white ribbons framing recessed dark glass volumes.
Facade system
Curtain wall glazing with precast or composite curved eyebrow balcony elements.
Structural guess
Reinforced concrete frame with cantilevered slab balconies.
Spatial scale
Large-scale multi-story tower facade detail.
Lighting
Bright daytime sun casting strong highlights on the white curved edges and deep shadows into the recessed balconies.
Atmosphere
Sleek, dynamic, and sharply contrasting in tone.
Environmental context
High-rise urban context under clear blue sky.
Spatial experience
The deep curves and layered balconies create a sense of fluid movement and depth across the urban facade.
Composition rhythm
Rhythmic repetition of floor slabs and glass balustrades countered by sweeping organic facade curves.
Style reading
Contemporary curvilinear high-rise architecture
Program
Residential high-rise tower
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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Exterior facade detail of a high-rise tower by Rodrigo Vargas Design featuring sweeping curved white balconies and dark glass glazing.

[email protected]

Author at Rodrigo Vargas

An exterior facade precedent showcasing sweeping white curvilinear balcony bands contrasted against dark glazed residential volumes.

What we like about this project
The deep V-like intersection where two distinct curved facade volumes meet.

Materials

  • glass
  • metal
  • composite-panels
  • concrete

Visual identifiers

  • curved-balconies
  • white-ribbon-facade
  • dark-glass
  • high-rise

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • curvilinear
  • expressive

Visual tags

  • contemporary
  • curvilinear
  • balcony-layers
  • high-rise
  • facade-detail
Geometry
Dynamic articulation featuring contrasting vertical and horizontal sweeping white ribbons framing recessed dark glass volumes.
Facade system
Curtain wall glazing with precast or composite curved eyebrow balcony elements.
Structural guess
Reinforced concrete frame with cantilevered slab balconies.
Spatial scale
Large-scale multi-story tower facade detail.
Lighting
Bright daytime sun casting strong highlights on the white curved edges and deep shadows into the recessed balconies.
Atmosphere
Sleek, dynamic, and sharply contrasting in tone.
Environmental context
High-rise urban context under clear blue sky.
Spatial experience
The deep curves and layered balconies create a sense of fluid movement and depth across the urban facade.
Composition rhythm
Rhythmic repetition of floor slabs and glass balustrades countered by sweeping organic facade curves.
Style reading
Contemporary curvilinear high-rise architecture
Program
Residential high-rise tower
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
glass, metal, composite-panels, concrete
Visual identifiers
curved-balconies, white-ribbon-facade, dark-glass, high-rise
Style tags
contemporary, curvilinear, expressive
Visual tags
contemporary, curvilinear, balcony-layers, high-rise, facade-detail
Geometry
Dynamic articulation featuring contrasting vertical and horizontal sweeping white ribbons framing recessed dark glass volumes.
Facade system
Curtain wall glazing with precast or composite curved eyebrow balcony elements.
Structural guess
Reinforced concrete frame with cantilevered slab balconies.
Spatial scale
Large-scale multi-story tower facade detail.
Lighting
Bright daytime sun casting strong highlights on the white curved edges and deep shadows into the recessed balconies.
Atmosphere
Sleek, dynamic, and sharply contrasting in tone.
Environmental context
High-rise urban context under clear blue sky.
Spatial experience
The deep curves and layered balconies create a sense of fluid movement and depth across the urban facade.
Composition rhythm
Rhythmic repetition of floor slabs and glass balustrades countered by sweeping organic facade curves.
Style reading
Contemporary curvilinear high-rise architecture
Program
Residential high-rise tower
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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