29 Wythe — ARCHIMÆRA
An exterior street facade precedent demonstrating the integration of monumental brick arches and expansive storefront glazing to activate an urban retail edge.
- What we like about this project
- The deep reveals of the massive brick arches seamlessly transition into continuous full-height glass storefronts.
Materials
- brick
- glass
- steel
- concrete
Visual identifiers
- brick-arches
- storefront-glazing
- punched-windows
- street-edge
- masonry-facade
Style tags
- contemporary
- contextual
- masonry
Visual tags
- commercial
- urban-infill
- retail
- streetscape
- archway
- brick
- Geometry
- Horizontal masonry volume anchored by two monumental brick arches at ground level, with a regular rhythm of punched vertical windows on the upper floor.
- Facade system
- Load-bearing or clad brick masonry wall with structural arch supports and recessed structural glass storefront systems.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame or concrete structure with masonry facade cladding and spanning brick arch headers.
- Spatial scale
- Human-scaled street frontage; ground-floor arches span approximately two stories in height.
- Lighting
- Direct daylight illuminating the upper brick facade and casting soft shadows beneath the deep brick arch vaults.
- Atmosphere
- Lively, pedestrian-friendly urban atmosphere warmed by red brick tones and active storefronts.
- Environmental context
- Urban streetscape with multi-lane vehicular traffic, bike lane, street trees, and active pedestrian activity.
- Spatial experience
- Pedestrians move along a wide sidewalk framed by deep brick arches that create a transitional zone between the active street and indoor retail spaces.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating vertical window bays above contrasted against two dominant wide masonry arches at street level.
- Style reading
- Contemporary contextual masonry architecture
- Program
- Mixed-use retail and commercial building
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- brick, glass, steel, concrete
- Visual identifiers
- brick-arches, storefront-glazing, punched-windows, street-edge, masonry-facade
- Style tags
- contemporary, contextual, masonry
- Visual tags
- commercial, urban-infill, retail, streetscape, archway, brick
- Geometry
- Horizontal masonry volume anchored by two monumental brick arches at ground level, with a regular rhythm of punched vertical windows on the upper floor.
- Facade system
- Load-bearing or clad brick masonry wall with structural arch supports and recessed structural glass storefront systems.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame or concrete structure with masonry facade cladding and spanning brick arch headers.
- Spatial scale
- Human-scaled street frontage; ground-floor arches span approximately two stories in height.
- Lighting
- Direct daylight illuminating the upper brick facade and casting soft shadows beneath the deep brick arch vaults.
- Atmosphere
- Lively, pedestrian-friendly urban atmosphere warmed by red brick tones and active storefronts.
- Environmental context
- Urban streetscape with multi-lane vehicular traffic, bike lane, street trees, and active pedestrian activity.
- Spatial experience
- Pedestrians move along a wide sidewalk framed by deep brick arches that create a transitional zone between the active street and indoor retail spaces.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating vertical window bays above contrasted against two dominant wide masonry arches at street level.
- Style reading
- Contemporary contextual masonry architecture
- Program
- Mixed-use retail and commercial building
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture