Hoxton Press
London, United Kingdom · 2018
Photo · Simon Menges
A precedent for high-rise residential design featuring innovative brick-clad soffits, deep recessed balconies, and faceted tower geometries that frame dramatic urban views.
Materials
- brick
- glass
- aluminum
- concrete
Visual identifiers
- brick-soffit
- recessed-balcony
- faceted-tower
- brick-facade
- floor-to-ceiling-glazing
Style tags
- contemporary
- minimalist
- monolithic-brick
Visual tags
- high-rise
- residential
- brickwork
- urban-density
- cantilever
- Geometry
- The composition is dominated by two intersecting geometries: a close-up, angular balcony soffit clad in brick slip tiles, and a neighboring hexagonal or faceted high-rise tower with deep recessed balconies and horizontal bands of glazing.
- Facade system
- Faceted brickwork envelope with integrated punched window bands and recessed balconies.
- Structural guess
- Reinforced concrete frame with brick-faced precast cladding panels.
- Spatial scale
- Large-scale residential development; the balcony is human-scaled but frames a massive multi-story tower opposite.
- Lighting
- Bright, direct daylight casting sharp, linear shadows from the balcony railing and soffit onto the brick-paved floor.
- Atmosphere
- Crisp, elevated, and highly structured, emphasizing the tactile quality of brick in a high-rise format.
- Environmental context
- High-rise residential context overlooking a low-to-mid-rise London cityscape under a clear sky.
- Spatial experience
- The view from the balcony offers a dramatic, high-altitude perspective looking across to a sister tower, creating a sense of suspension and framed urban views through deep structural overhangs.
- Composition rhythm
- The neighboring tower features a rigorous vertical stack of horizontal glass bands and deep, projecting balcony slabs.
- Style reading
- Contemporary brick minimalism
- Program
- Multi-family residential apartments
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- brick, glass, aluminum, concrete
- Visual identifiers
- brick-soffit, recessed-balcony, faceted-tower, brick-facade, floor-to-ceiling-glazing
- Style tags
- contemporary, minimalist, monolithic-brick
- Visual tags
- high-rise, residential, brickwork, urban-density, cantilever
- Geometry
- The composition is dominated by two intersecting geometries: a close-up, angular balcony soffit clad in brick slip tiles, and a neighboring hexagonal or faceted high-rise tower with deep recessed balconies and horizontal bands of glazing.
- Facade system
- Faceted brickwork envelope with integrated punched window bands and recessed balconies.
- Structural guess
- Reinforced concrete frame with brick-faced precast cladding panels.
- Spatial scale
- Large-scale residential development; the balcony is human-scaled but frames a massive multi-story tower opposite.
- Lighting
- Bright, direct daylight casting sharp, linear shadows from the balcony railing and soffit onto the brick-paved floor.
- Atmosphere
- Crisp, elevated, and highly structured, emphasizing the tactile quality of brick in a high-rise format.
- Environmental context
- High-rise residential context overlooking a low-to-mid-rise London cityscape under a clear sky.
- Spatial experience
- The view from the balcony offers a dramatic, high-altitude perspective looking across to a sister tower, creating a sense of suspension and framed urban views through deep structural overhangs.
- Composition rhythm
- The neighboring tower features a rigorous vertical stack of horizontal glass bands and deep, projecting balcony slabs.
- Style reading
- Contemporary brick minimalism
- Program
- Multi-family residential apartments
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture