The Line Lofts
An exterior facade precedent showing the juxtaposition of corrugated metal siding and dark stucco panels with recessed balconies, useful for multi-family envelope studies.
- What we like about this project
- The balconies are deeply recessed to contrast sharply with the flat, planar corrugated facade.
Materials
- corrugated-metal
- stucco
- glass
- metal
Visual identifiers
- corrugated-metal
- stucco-panels
- recessed-balconies
- vertical-rhythm
Style tags
- contemporary
- industrial-chic
- rationalist
Visual tags
- facade-system
- residential
- textured-envelope
- balconies
- contemporary
- Geometry
- Strict grid alignment of vertical ribbed metal panels alternating with dark plaster panels, punctuated by recessed balconies and regular window openings.
- Facade system
- Corrugated metal siding and dark smooth stucco panels with punched windows and inset balconies.
- Structural guess
- Concrete or steel frame construction supporting panelized exterior cladding.
- Spatial scale
- Multi-story residential facade scaled to human habitation with standard story heights and balcony dimensions.
- Lighting
- Soft, even daylight casting slight highlights on vertical corrugations and warm interior illumination glowing from balconies.
- Atmosphere
- Cool exterior tones contrasted by warm, glowing interior balcony lights at dusk or twilight.
- Environmental context
- Urban multi-family residential context with an exterior stairwell visible on the left edge.
- Spatial experience
- The flat facade reads as a textured multi-layered screen from the exterior, with deep balcony recesses adding shadow and depth.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating vertical bays alternating between corrugated metal and smooth dark plaster.
- Style reading
- Contemporary industrial-residential architecture
- Program
- Multi-family residential lofts
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- corrugated-metal, stucco, glass, metal
- Visual identifiers
- corrugated-metal, stucco-panels, recessed-balconies, vertical-rhythm
- Style tags
- contemporary, industrial-chic, rationalist
- Visual tags
- facade-system, residential, textured-envelope, balconies, contemporary
- Geometry
- Strict grid alignment of vertical ribbed metal panels alternating with dark plaster panels, punctuated by recessed balconies and regular window openings.
- Facade system
- Corrugated metal siding and dark smooth stucco panels with punched windows and inset balconies.
- Structural guess
- Concrete or steel frame construction supporting panelized exterior cladding.
- Spatial scale
- Multi-story residential facade scaled to human habitation with standard story heights and balcony dimensions.
- Lighting
- Soft, even daylight casting slight highlights on vertical corrugations and warm interior illumination glowing from balconies.
- Atmosphere
- Cool exterior tones contrasted by warm, glowing interior balcony lights at dusk or twilight.
- Environmental context
- Urban multi-family residential context with an exterior stairwell visible on the left edge.
- Spatial experience
- The flat facade reads as a textured multi-layered screen from the exterior, with deep balcony recesses adding shadow and depth.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating vertical bays alternating between corrugated metal and smooth dark plaster.
- Style reading
- Contemporary industrial-residential architecture
- Program
- Multi-family residential lofts
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture