Ferrari Centro Stile
A striking corporate architecture precedent featuring a faceted diamond-pattern glass and perforated mesh envelope that creates intense optical reflections.
- What we like about this project
- The entire upper volume cantilevers or tapers outward from a relatively transparent base.
Materials
- glass
- perforated-metal
- steel-structure
- aluminum
Visual identifiers
- faceted-glass-facade
- diamond-mesh-panels
- inverted-pyramid-massing
- prancing-horse-logo
Style tags
- high-tech
- contemporary
- monumental
- geometric
Visual tags
- corporate-headquarters
- high-tech-envelope
- reflective-glazing
- faceted-geometry
- iconic-branding
- Geometry
- An inverted pyramidal or faceted volume resting on a more compact glazed ground level, featuring angled diamond facade planes.
- Facade system
- Double-skin diagrid glazing system incorporating patterned golden metallic interlayers or shading panels.
- Structural guess
- External steel diagrid supporting triangulated glass and panel units.
- Spatial scale
- A multi-story commercial or corporate facility, large in scale relative to surrounding ground vehicles and trees.
- Lighting
- Direct, bright sunlight casting strong highlights and deep reflections on the angled glass and perforated metallic mesh panels.
- Atmosphere
- Glossy, high-energy corporate atmosphere defined by polished glass and golden metallic highlights.
- Environmental context
- Urban or industrial context with paved ground, surrounding streets, and autumn trees in the foreground.
- Spatial experience
- The faceted glazed envelope catches multi-directional sunlight and reflects surrounding urban context while giving the building a crystalline, floating presence.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating triangular and diamond sub-units creating an intricate diagrid rhythm across all visible planes.
- Style reading
- High-tech corporate monumentalism
- Program
- Corporate design studio and showroom
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- glass, perforated-metal, steel-structure, aluminum
- Visual identifiers
- faceted-glass-facade, diamond-mesh-panels, inverted-pyramid-massing, prancing-horse-logo
- Style tags
- high-tech, contemporary, monumental, geometric
- Visual tags
- corporate-headquarters, high-tech-envelope, reflective-glazing, faceted-geometry, iconic-branding
- Geometry
- An inverted pyramidal or faceted volume resting on a more compact glazed ground level, featuring angled diamond facade planes.
- Facade system
- Double-skin diagrid glazing system incorporating patterned golden metallic interlayers or shading panels.
- Structural guess
- External steel diagrid supporting triangulated glass and panel units.
- Spatial scale
- A multi-story commercial or corporate facility, large in scale relative to surrounding ground vehicles and trees.
- Lighting
- Direct, bright sunlight casting strong highlights and deep reflections on the angled glass and perforated metallic mesh panels.
- Atmosphere
- Glossy, high-energy corporate atmosphere defined by polished glass and golden metallic highlights.
- Environmental context
- Urban or industrial context with paved ground, surrounding streets, and autumn trees in the foreground.
- Spatial experience
- The faceted glazed envelope catches multi-directional sunlight and reflects surrounding urban context while giving the building a crystalline, floating presence.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating triangular and diamond sub-units creating an intricate diagrid rhythm across all visible planes.
- Style reading
- High-tech corporate monumentalism
- Program
- Corporate design studio and showroom
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture