Hero
An exterior facade precedent by Sauerbruch Hutton showcasing a heavily articulated timber grid with deep reveals, glazed openings, and integrated planting trays.
- What we like about this project
- Vertical wire trellis supports climb seamlessly across solid timber panels alongside the glazed openings.
Materials
- timber
- glass
- concrete
- metal
- plant-material
Visual identifiers
- timber-framing
- deep-reveals
- integrated-planters
- recessed-windows
- horizontal-bands
Style tags
- contemporary
- biophilic
- expressive-tectonics
Visual tags
- timber-facade
- biophilic-design
- urban-housing
- textured-envelope
- layered-facade
- Geometry
- Multi-story rhythmic facade featuring deep timber-clad reveals, projecting balconies, and horizontal concrete edge bands dividing the vertical tiers.
- Facade system
- Unitized timber-framed curtain wall system with deep reveals, recessed balconies, and integrated planter ledges.
- Structural guess
- Concrete frame structure with a non-structural unitized timber facade system.
- Spatial scale
- Multi-story building facade viewed at medium distance, emphasizing multi-level window bays and human-scaled framing elements.
- Lighting
- Warm interior illumination glows through large glazed openings, contrasting with twilight or overcast exterior conditions that accent the facade texture.
- Atmosphere
- Warm, tactile, and grounded by the combination of dark timber frames and living greenery.
- Environmental context
- Urban multi-story building facade incorporating hanging gardens and planter boxes into the exterior envelope.
- Spatial experience
- The deep reveals create a strong sense of architectural depth and shadow play across the facade plane, framing interior light and exterior vegetation.
- Composition rhythm
- A rhythmic grid of vertical timber members interspersed with horizontal floor slabs and glazed openings.
- Style reading
- Contemporary biophilic architectural envelope
- Program
- Multi-family residential or mixed-use commercial office
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- timber, glass, concrete, metal, plant-material
- Visual identifiers
- timber-framing, deep-reveals, integrated-planters, recessed-windows, horizontal-bands
- Style tags
- contemporary, biophilic, expressive-tectonics
- Visual tags
- timber-facade, biophilic-design, urban-housing, textured-envelope, layered-facade
- Geometry
- Multi-story rhythmic facade featuring deep timber-clad reveals, projecting balconies, and horizontal concrete edge bands dividing the vertical tiers.
- Facade system
- Unitized timber-framed curtain wall system with deep reveals, recessed balconies, and integrated planter ledges.
- Structural guess
- Concrete frame structure with a non-structural unitized timber facade system.
- Spatial scale
- Multi-story building facade viewed at medium distance, emphasizing multi-level window bays and human-scaled framing elements.
- Lighting
- Warm interior illumination glows through large glazed openings, contrasting with twilight or overcast exterior conditions that accent the facade texture.
- Atmosphere
- Warm, tactile, and grounded by the combination of dark timber frames and living greenery.
- Environmental context
- Urban multi-story building facade incorporating hanging gardens and planter boxes into the exterior envelope.
- Spatial experience
- The deep reveals create a strong sense of architectural depth and shadow play across the facade plane, framing interior light and exterior vegetation.
- Composition rhythm
- A rhythmic grid of vertical timber members interspersed with horizontal floor slabs and glazed openings.
- Style reading
- Contemporary biophilic architectural envelope
- Program
- Multi-family residential or mixed-use commercial office
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture