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SAKO建筑设计工社(北京卅口建筑设计咨询有限公司)

Based in Beijing, SAKO建筑设计工社 characterizes its commercial high-rises and mixed-use developments through expressive envelope manipulations, using pixelated carved voids, dynamic angled fins, and rhythmic cutout motifs to obscure interior floor plates. This body of work serves as a strong reference when detailing light-responsive tower facades, integrating movement-aligned geometric openings, or translating exterior arch motifs into interior atrium guardrails and floor patterns.

Narrow multi-story building facade featuring vertical rainbow-colored glass panels sandwiched between two neutral urban infill buildings.

图片4_东京竖向彩虹

北京

A striking urban infill facade precedent utilizing vertical bands of vibrant multi-colored glass to create a dramatic chromatic landmark in a dense streetscape.

What we like about this project
The colored light projection spills over onto the blank wall of the neighboring concrete building.

Materials

  • colored-glass
  • aluminum
  • concrete

Visual identifiers

  • rainbow-glass
  • vertical-color-gradient
  • narrow-infill
  • colored-facade

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • chromatic
  • expressive

Visual tags

  • chromatic
  • infill-architecture
  • urban-facade
  • color-theory
  • contemporary
Geometry
Symmetrical, narrow vertical infill facade with thin horizontal floor slab bands dividing multi-story colored glass panels.
Facade system
Curtain wall system with colored laminated glass panels.
Structural guess
Steel or concrete frame infill structure.
Spatial scale
Multi-story infill building, roughly seven stories high, matching the height scale of adjacent structures.
Lighting
Bright direct daylight illuminating the facade head-on, casting vibrant color-tinted light reflections onto adjacent walls.
Atmosphere
Vibrant, playful, and luminous amidst a mundane urban context.
Environmental context
Dense urban street front wedged tightly between two standard multi-story commercial and residential buildings.
Spatial experience
The vivid color gradient draws the eye vertically, creating a striking contrast against the flat neutral architecture of neighboring structures.
Composition rhythm
Vertical color panels stacked in strict grid alignment divided by thin white horizontal slab lines.
Style reading
Contemporary chromatic architecture
Program
Commercial or mixed-use urban building
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
colored-glass, aluminum, concrete
Visual identifiers
rainbow-glass, vertical-color-gradient, narrow-infill, colored-facade
Style tags
contemporary, chromatic, expressive
Visual tags
chromatic, infill-architecture, urban-facade, color-theory, contemporary
Geometry
Symmetrical, narrow vertical infill facade with thin horizontal floor slab bands dividing multi-story colored glass panels.
Facade system
Curtain wall system with colored laminated glass panels.
Structural guess
Steel or concrete frame infill structure.
Spatial scale
Multi-story infill building, roughly seven stories high, matching the height scale of adjacent structures.
Lighting
Bright direct daylight illuminating the facade head-on, casting vibrant color-tinted light reflections onto adjacent walls.
Atmosphere
Vibrant, playful, and luminous amidst a mundane urban context.
Environmental context
Dense urban street front wedged tightly between two standard multi-story commercial and residential buildings.
Spatial experience
The vivid color gradient draws the eye vertically, creating a striking contrast against the flat neutral architecture of neighboring structures.
Composition rhythm
Vertical color panels stacked in strict grid alignment divided by thin white horizontal slab lines.
Style reading
Contemporary chromatic architecture
Program
Commercial or mixed-use urban building
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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Narrow multi-story building facade featuring vertical rainbow-colored glass panels sandwiched between two neutral urban infill buildings.

图片4_东京竖向彩虹

北京

A striking urban infill facade precedent utilizing vertical bands of vibrant multi-colored glass to create a dramatic chromatic landmark in a dense streetscape.

What we like about this project
The colored light projection spills over onto the blank wall of the neighboring concrete building.

Materials

  • colored-glass
  • aluminum
  • concrete

Visual identifiers

  • rainbow-glass
  • vertical-color-gradient
  • narrow-infill
  • colored-facade

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • chromatic
  • expressive

Visual tags

  • chromatic
  • infill-architecture
  • urban-facade
  • color-theory
  • contemporary
Geometry
Symmetrical, narrow vertical infill facade with thin horizontal floor slab bands dividing multi-story colored glass panels.
Facade system
Curtain wall system with colored laminated glass panels.
Structural guess
Steel or concrete frame infill structure.
Spatial scale
Multi-story infill building, roughly seven stories high, matching the height scale of adjacent structures.
Lighting
Bright direct daylight illuminating the facade head-on, casting vibrant color-tinted light reflections onto adjacent walls.
Atmosphere
Vibrant, playful, and luminous amidst a mundane urban context.
Environmental context
Dense urban street front wedged tightly between two standard multi-story commercial and residential buildings.
Spatial experience
The vivid color gradient draws the eye vertically, creating a striking contrast against the flat neutral architecture of neighboring structures.
Composition rhythm
Vertical color panels stacked in strict grid alignment divided by thin white horizontal slab lines.
Style reading
Contemporary chromatic architecture
Program
Commercial or mixed-use urban building
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
colored-glass, aluminum, concrete
Visual identifiers
rainbow-glass, vertical-color-gradient, narrow-infill, colored-facade
Style tags
contemporary, chromatic, expressive
Visual tags
chromatic, infill-architecture, urban-facade, color-theory, contemporary
Geometry
Symmetrical, narrow vertical infill facade with thin horizontal floor slab bands dividing multi-story colored glass panels.
Facade system
Curtain wall system with colored laminated glass panels.
Structural guess
Steel or concrete frame infill structure.
Spatial scale
Multi-story infill building, roughly seven stories high, matching the height scale of adjacent structures.
Lighting
Bright direct daylight illuminating the facade head-on, casting vibrant color-tinted light reflections onto adjacent walls.
Atmosphere
Vibrant, playful, and luminous amidst a mundane urban context.
Environmental context
Dense urban street front wedged tightly between two standard multi-story commercial and residential buildings.
Spatial experience
The vivid color gradient draws the eye vertically, creating a striking contrast against the flat neutral architecture of neighboring structures.
Composition rhythm
Vertical color panels stacked in strict grid alignment divided by thin white horizontal slab lines.
Style reading
Contemporary chromatic architecture
Program
Commercial or mixed-use urban building
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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