Flatiron
An interior project photo showcasing mass timber framing, polished concrete, and a rhythmic sequence of perimeter windows, serving as a precedent for sustainable commercial open-plan design.
- What we like about this project
- Exposed black fire sprinkler piping runs perpendicular beneath the warm wood ceiling beams, adding an industrial contrast.
Materials
- timber
- glulam
- concrete
- glass
- steel
Visual identifiers
- mass-timber-structure
- glulam-beams
- polished-concrete-floor
- perimeter-punched-windows
- exposed-ceiling-services
Style tags
- contemporary
- mass-timber
- industrial-chic
- minimal
Visual tags
- mass-timber
- open-plan
- commercial-interior
- daylit
- structural-timber
- minimal-workspace
- Geometry
- Expansive rectangular open floor plate framed by a regular grid of glulam posts and beams supporting a timber deck, illuminated by a continuous row of punched vertical windows along the perimeter.
- Facade system
- Individual punched window openings set within a solid white-finished exterior wall assembly.
- Structural guess
- Heavy timber post-and-beam framing with concrete floor slab.
- Spatial scale
- Generous commercial floor-to-ceiling height suitable for open-plan office or creative use.
- Lighting
- Even, soft daylight floods the interior through large perimeter glazing, complemented by overhead recessed or suspended utility elements.
- Atmosphere
- Clean, airy, and grounded by natural wood warmth and cool concrete tones.
- Environmental context
- High-floor interior setting with urban infrastructure and highway overpasses visible through the large windows.
- Spatial experience
- A bright, open workspace where the rhythmic timber ceiling and expansive window views create a transparent, light-filled environment.
- Composition rhythm
- Strong longitudinal rhythm created by the repetitive glulam beam bay spacing and the linear sequence of floor-to-sill windows.
- Style reading
- Contemporary mass timber commercial interior
- Program
- Commercial office space
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- timber, glulam, concrete, glass, steel
- Visual identifiers
- mass-timber-structure, glulam-beams, polished-concrete-floor, perimeter-punched-windows, exposed-ceiling-services
- Style tags
- contemporary, mass-timber, industrial-chic, minimal
- Visual tags
- mass-timber, open-plan, commercial-interior, daylit, structural-timber, minimal-workspace
- Geometry
- Expansive rectangular open floor plate framed by a regular grid of glulam posts and beams supporting a timber deck, illuminated by a continuous row of punched vertical windows along the perimeter.
- Facade system
- Individual punched window openings set within a solid white-finished exterior wall assembly.
- Structural guess
- Heavy timber post-and-beam framing with concrete floor slab.
- Spatial scale
- Generous commercial floor-to-ceiling height suitable for open-plan office or creative use.
- Lighting
- Even, soft daylight floods the interior through large perimeter glazing, complemented by overhead recessed or suspended utility elements.
- Atmosphere
- Clean, airy, and grounded by natural wood warmth and cool concrete tones.
- Environmental context
- High-floor interior setting with urban infrastructure and highway overpasses visible through the large windows.
- Spatial experience
- A bright, open workspace where the rhythmic timber ceiling and expansive window views create a transparent, light-filled environment.
- Composition rhythm
- Strong longitudinal rhythm created by the repetitive glulam beam bay spacing and the linear sequence of floor-to-sill windows.
- Style reading
- Contemporary mass timber commercial interior
- Program
- Commercial office space
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- architecture