STAC
A hospitality storefront precedent by STAC Architecture demonstrating tactile material layering with weathered brick, glazed tile wainscoting, and illuminated mosaic signage.
- What we like about this project
- The brightly colored mosaic frieze board above the windows contrasts sharply with the rustic weathered brick below.
Materials
- red-brick
- glazed-ceramic-tile
- steel-framing
- fabric
- mosaic
- glass
Visual identifiers
- red-brick
- white-glazed-brick
- mosaic-signage
- fabric-awnings
Style tags
- contemporary
- tactile
- industrial-chic
Visual tags
- storefront
- hospitality
- retail-facade
- corner-shop
- textured-materials
- Geometry
- Symmetrical two-bay composition on a brick and tiled corner base, featuring vertical multi-pane glazing and dark fabric awnings.
- Facade system
- Load-bearing masonry with punched multi-pane steel windows and tiled lower wainscot.
- Structural guess
- Load-bearing masonry ground floor with upper facade framing.
- Spatial scale
- Ground-floor storefront scale, roughly two stories total visible height.
- Lighting
- Ambient interior warm illumination contrasts with overcast exterior daylight, supplemented by sign backlighting and small wall sconces.
- Atmosphere
- Inviting and textured, balancing rustic masonry with vibrant illuminated sign elements.
- Environmental context
- Urban sidewalk condition with neighboring streetscape and potted olive trees at the corner.
- Spatial experience
- The warm interior glow filters through multi-pane windows and textured glass, pulling the pedestrian gaze from the sidewalk into the restaurant.
- Composition rhythm
- Balanced twin window bays punctuated by overhead dark canopies and framed by vertical mullions.
- Style reading
- Contemporary urban hospitality design
- Program
- Restaurant storefront
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- red-brick, glazed-ceramic-tile, steel-framing, fabric, mosaic, glass
- Visual identifiers
- red-brick, white-glazed-brick, mosaic-signage, fabric-awnings
- Style tags
- contemporary, tactile, industrial-chic
- Visual tags
- storefront, hospitality, retail-facade, corner-shop, textured-materials
- Geometry
- Symmetrical two-bay composition on a brick and tiled corner base, featuring vertical multi-pane glazing and dark fabric awnings.
- Facade system
- Load-bearing masonry with punched multi-pane steel windows and tiled lower wainscot.
- Structural guess
- Load-bearing masonry ground floor with upper facade framing.
- Spatial scale
- Ground-floor storefront scale, roughly two stories total visible height.
- Lighting
- Ambient interior warm illumination contrasts with overcast exterior daylight, supplemented by sign backlighting and small wall sconces.
- Atmosphere
- Inviting and textured, balancing rustic masonry with vibrant illuminated sign elements.
- Environmental context
- Urban sidewalk condition with neighboring streetscape and potted olive trees at the corner.
- Spatial experience
- The warm interior glow filters through multi-pane windows and textured glass, pulling the pedestrian gaze from the sidewalk into the restaurant.
- Composition rhythm
- Balanced twin window bays punctuated by overhead dark canopies and framed by vertical mullions.
- Style reading
- Contemporary urban hospitality design
- Program
- Restaurant storefront
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture