The Pleated Building
An exterior facade precedent showing a material juxtaposition between a solid red-brick ground level and a textured, corrugated metal upper cladding system.
- What we like about this project
- The crisp horizontal shadow break between the heavy red brick base and the lightweight corrugated upper volume.
Materials
- corrugated-metal
- red-brick
- glass
- steel
Visual identifiers
- corrugated-metal-cladding
- red-brick-base
- punched-windows
- vertical-fluting
Style tags
- contemporary
- industrial-vernacular
- rationalist
Visual tags
- façade-study
- material-contrast
- urban-context
- contemporary
- commercial-or-residential
- Geometry
- A multi-story facade composed of a heavy masonry base supporting vertically fluted upper volumes with evenly spaced square windows.
- Facade system
- Corrugated metal panel rainscreen over upper levels above a load-bearing or veneer red brick masonry base.
- Structural guess
- Masonry ground floor supporting a steel or timber frame superstructure.
- Spatial scale
- Pedestrian-scale ground floor with double-height brick piers, topped by multi-story upper volumes.
- Lighting
- Direct, low-angle sunlight casting sharp shadows from the window reveals and tree branches across the facade and sidewalk.
- Atmosphere
- Crisp and orderly, animated by strong morning or afternoon sunlight casting dynamic shadow patterns.
- Environmental context
- Urban sidewalk context with a bare deciduous tree and bike hoops in the foreground.
- Spatial experience
- The street-level approach presents a grounded brick base with large glazed entryways, transitioning vertically into a lighter, rhythmic metallic upper facade.
- Composition rhythm
- Strict vertical rhythm established by the corrugated cladding flutes aligning with structural bay divisions and window modules.
- Style reading
- Contemporary industrial-informed rationalism
- Program
- Mixed-use residential or commercial workspace
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- corrugated-metal, red-brick, glass, steel
- Visual identifiers
- corrugated-metal-cladding, red-brick-base, punched-windows, vertical-fluting
- Style tags
- contemporary, industrial-vernacular, rationalist
- Visual tags
- façade-study, material-contrast, urban-context, contemporary, commercial-or-residential
- Geometry
- A multi-story facade composed of a heavy masonry base supporting vertically fluted upper volumes with evenly spaced square windows.
- Facade system
- Corrugated metal panel rainscreen over upper levels above a load-bearing or veneer red brick masonry base.
- Structural guess
- Masonry ground floor supporting a steel or timber frame superstructure.
- Spatial scale
- Pedestrian-scale ground floor with double-height brick piers, topped by multi-story upper volumes.
- Lighting
- Direct, low-angle sunlight casting sharp shadows from the window reveals and tree branches across the facade and sidewalk.
- Atmosphere
- Crisp and orderly, animated by strong morning or afternoon sunlight casting dynamic shadow patterns.
- Environmental context
- Urban sidewalk context with a bare deciduous tree and bike hoops in the foreground.
- Spatial experience
- The street-level approach presents a grounded brick base with large glazed entryways, transitioning vertically into a lighter, rhythmic metallic upper facade.
- Composition rhythm
- Strict vertical rhythm established by the corrugated cladding flutes aligning with structural bay divisions and window modules.
- Style reading
- Contemporary industrial-informed rationalism
- Program
- Mixed-use residential or commercial workspace
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture