WATERFRONT DI LEVANTE GENOA
A waterfront residential precedent showcasing sweeping curved balconies, continuous floor-to-ceiling glass, and a sheltered ground-level colonnade facing a marina.
- What we like about this project
- Delicate vertical suspension rods support the outer edge of the cantilevered balcony roofs.
Materials
- glass
- steel
- concrete
- stone-pavers
- aluminum
Visual identifiers
- curved-balcony
- glass-facade
- waterfront-terrace
- marina-view
- slender-columns
Style tags
- contemporary
- modern
- maritime
Visual tags
- waterfront
- curvilinear
- balcony-railings
- marina
- contemporary-residential
- mixed-use
- Geometry
- Curvilinear multi-level residential volume with sweeping curved balconies projecting over an expansive paved waterfront terrace, supported by slender cylindrical columns at the ground level.
- Facade system
- Curved curtain wall glazing with continuous cantilevered concrete slabs and glass-and-steel balustrades suspended on tension rods.
- Structural guess
- Reinforced concrete frame with cantilevered post-tensioned balcony slabs.
- Spatial scale
- Large multi-story urban waterfront development with human-scaled ground promenade and oversized structural spans.
- Lighting
- Bright direct daylight casting crisp horizontal shadows beneath balconies; reflective glare off curved glass balustrades.
- Atmosphere
- Bright, breezy, and open, emphasizing coastal connection and panoramic horizons.
- Environmental context
- Harborfront or marina setting with docked boats, cranes, and a tall lattice observation or control tower in the background under an open sky with scattered clouds.
- Spatial experience
- The deep overhang of the first-floor balcony creates a protected shaded promenade connecting interior glazed spaces to the open marina edge.
- Composition rhythm
- Stacked horizontal balcony bands contrasted by the vertical cadence of support columns and fine railing vertical supports.
- Style reading
- Contemporary marine-inspired modernism
- Program
- Residential apartments with ground-floor commercial or lobby spaces
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- glass, steel, concrete, stone-pavers, aluminum
- Visual identifiers
- curved-balcony, glass-facade, waterfront-terrace, marina-view, slender-columns
- Style tags
- contemporary, modern, maritime
- Visual tags
- waterfront, curvilinear, balcony-railings, marina, contemporary-residential, mixed-use
- Geometry
- Curvilinear multi-level residential volume with sweeping curved balconies projecting over an expansive paved waterfront terrace, supported by slender cylindrical columns at the ground level.
- Facade system
- Curved curtain wall glazing with continuous cantilevered concrete slabs and glass-and-steel balustrades suspended on tension rods.
- Structural guess
- Reinforced concrete frame with cantilevered post-tensioned balcony slabs.
- Spatial scale
- Large multi-story urban waterfront development with human-scaled ground promenade and oversized structural spans.
- Lighting
- Bright direct daylight casting crisp horizontal shadows beneath balconies; reflective glare off curved glass balustrades.
- Atmosphere
- Bright, breezy, and open, emphasizing coastal connection and panoramic horizons.
- Environmental context
- Harborfront or marina setting with docked boats, cranes, and a tall lattice observation or control tower in the background under an open sky with scattered clouds.
- Spatial experience
- The deep overhang of the first-floor balcony creates a protected shaded promenade connecting interior glazed spaces to the open marina edge.
- Composition rhythm
- Stacked horizontal balcony bands contrasted by the vertical cadence of support columns and fine railing vertical supports.
- Style reading
- Contemporary marine-inspired modernism
- Program
- Residential apartments with ground-floor commercial or lobby spaces
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture