Exterior facade
An exterior facade study by Belzberg Architects demonstrating the integration of pillowed translucent glass panels with a central carved stone volume and a light rooftop trellis.
- What we like about this project
- The central limestone panel features a delicate vertical fluting detail that echoes the pillowed geometry of the adjacent glass.
Materials
- cast-glass
- limestone
- steel
- concrete
Visual identifiers
- translucent-glass
- pillowed-glazing
- central-stone-portal
- curved-roof-canopy
Style tags
- contemporary
- tectonic
- expressive-envelope
Visual tags
- curtain-wall
- retail-facade
- urban-context
- textured-glass
- canopy
- Geometry
- Multi-story rectangular volume featuring a grid of pillowed, translucent blue glass panels flanking a central limestone panel mass with subtle carved fluting.
- Facade system
- Pillowed cast glass unitized curtain wall flanking a carved limestone rainscreen element.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame with suspended unitized glass facade and concrete slab construction.
- Spatial scale
- Medium-rise commercial or retail building facade viewed from across the street at pedestrian scale.
- Lighting
- Bright direct daylight under a clear blue sky creating crisp shadows and dynamic reflections across the curved glass pillows.
- Atmosphere
- Airy and luminous, highlighted by the cool aquamarine glow of the pillowed glazing.
- Environmental context
- Urban street edge with a sidewalk, young tree, and traditional street lighting fixture.
- Spatial experience
- The facade presents a vibrant, light-filtering urban boundary from the sidewalk, balancing solid central stone anchorage with luminous curved glazing.
- Composition rhythm
- A steady horizontal and vertical grid of glazed modules interrupted centrally by a solid, subtly sculpted stone entry element.
- Style reading
- Contemporary playful tectonic
- Program
- Commercial or retail headquarters
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- cast-glass, limestone, steel, concrete
- Visual identifiers
- translucent-glass, pillowed-glazing, central-stone-portal, curved-roof-canopy
- Style tags
- contemporary, tectonic, expressive-envelope
- Visual tags
- curtain-wall, retail-facade, urban-context, textured-glass, canopy
- Geometry
- Multi-story rectangular volume featuring a grid of pillowed, translucent blue glass panels flanking a central limestone panel mass with subtle carved fluting.
- Facade system
- Pillowed cast glass unitized curtain wall flanking a carved limestone rainscreen element.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame with suspended unitized glass facade and concrete slab construction.
- Spatial scale
- Medium-rise commercial or retail building facade viewed from across the street at pedestrian scale.
- Lighting
- Bright direct daylight under a clear blue sky creating crisp shadows and dynamic reflections across the curved glass pillows.
- Atmosphere
- Airy and luminous, highlighted by the cool aquamarine glow of the pillowed glazing.
- Environmental context
- Urban street edge with a sidewalk, young tree, and traditional street lighting fixture.
- Spatial experience
- The facade presents a vibrant, light-filtering urban boundary from the sidewalk, balancing solid central stone anchorage with luminous curved glazing.
- Composition rhythm
- A steady horizontal and vertical grid of glazed modules interrupted centrally by a solid, subtly sculpted stone entry element.
- Style reading
- Contemporary playful tectonic
- Program
- Commercial or retail headquarters
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture