Flatiron
An interior precedent showcasing the intersection of exposed heavy timber structure, polished concrete, and large punched windows for commercial or creative workspace design.
- What we like about this project
- Exposed black steel hanging utility pipes create a sharp industrial contrast against the warm timber ceiling.
Materials
- timber
- concrete
- glass
- steel
Visual identifiers
- heavy-timber-ceiling
- punched-windows
- polished-concrete-floor
- exposed-structure
Style tags
- contemporary
- industrial
- timber-frame
- minimal
Visual tags
- commercial-interior
- timber-structure
- urban-view
- daylit
- open-plan
- Geometry
- Open-plan corner room bounded by large punched window openings on orthogonal walls and exposed timber structural framing above.
- Facade system
- Punched commercial window assemblies set into insulated wall framing.
- Structural guess
- Heavy timber post-and-beam construction with concrete floor slab.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story commercial interior with generous ceiling height defined by heavy timber beams.
- Lighting
- Diffused overcast daylight entering from multiple large window banks, creating soft reflections on the concrete floor.
- Atmosphere
- Clean, calm, and grounded by natural wood and light-filled openness.
- Environmental context
- Urban office interior with elevated views of highway infrastructure and a bridge in the distance.
- Spatial experience
- Bright, expansive volume with framed views toward urban infrastructure, balancing heavy timber overhead with clean white walls and polished floors below.
- Composition rhythm
- Regular spacing of heavy timber beams overhead matches the vertical rhythm of window openings in the exterior wall.
- Style reading
- Contemporary industrial timber interior
- Program
- Commercial office or creative workspace
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- timber, concrete, glass, steel
- Visual identifiers
- heavy-timber-ceiling, punched-windows, polished-concrete-floor, exposed-structure
- Style tags
- contemporary, industrial, timber-frame, minimal
- Visual tags
- commercial-interior, timber-structure, urban-view, daylit, open-plan
- Geometry
- Open-plan corner room bounded by large punched window openings on orthogonal walls and exposed timber structural framing above.
- Facade system
- Punched commercial window assemblies set into insulated wall framing.
- Structural guess
- Heavy timber post-and-beam construction with concrete floor slab.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story commercial interior with generous ceiling height defined by heavy timber beams.
- Lighting
- Diffused overcast daylight entering from multiple large window banks, creating soft reflections on the concrete floor.
- Atmosphere
- Clean, calm, and grounded by natural wood and light-filled openness.
- Environmental context
- Urban office interior with elevated views of highway infrastructure and a bridge in the distance.
- Spatial experience
- Bright, expansive volume with framed views toward urban infrastructure, balancing heavy timber overhead with clean white walls and polished floors below.
- Composition rhythm
- Regular spacing of heavy timber beams overhead matches the vertical rhythm of window openings in the exterior wall.
- Style reading
- Contemporary industrial timber interior
- Program
- Commercial office or creative workspace
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- architecture