Westlake University
A campus public realm precedent by HENN featuring a sweeping curved building envelope with a prominent overhang framing a large stone plaza.
- What we like about this project
- The dramatic sweep of the overhead canopy frames the sky while directly sheltering the outer edge of the curved walkway.
Materials
- stone
- glass
- metal
- concrete
Visual identifiers
- curved-facade
- deep-overhang
- stone-plaza
- campus-quad
Style tags
- contemporary
- institutional
- curvilinear
Visual tags
- higher-education
- public-realm
- curvilinear
- campus
- contemporary
- Geometry
- Expansive concave curved building facade sweeping alongside a wide sweeping stone-paved walkway; large sweeping roof overhang frames the upper right corner.
- Facade system
- Curved unitized glass curtain wall with horizontal spandrel bands and a cantilevered roof canopy.
- Structural guess
- Steel or reinforced concrete frame supporting large cantilevers and curved floor plates.
- Spatial scale
- Large-scale campus plaza with a single pedestrian shown for scale, emphasizing the monumental curve of the building.
- Lighting
- Bright daylight with clear soft shadows cast across the stone paving from the building overhang.
- Atmosphere
- Calm, airy, and monumental institutional space bathed in daylight.
- Environmental context
- Open campus public realm featuring manicured lawns, mature deciduous trees, and curved architectural volumes.
- Spatial experience
- Moving along the curved plaza feels expansive and monumental, balanced by the green lawn and open sky framing the campus landscape.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal ribbon windows and panel joints follow the smooth curve of the facade, echoing the sweeping edge of the plaza.
- Style reading
- Contemporary institutional curvilinear architecture
- Program
- University campus plaza and academic buildings
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- stone, glass, metal, concrete
- Visual identifiers
- curved-facade, deep-overhang, stone-plaza, campus-quad
- Style tags
- contemporary, institutional, curvilinear
- Visual tags
- higher-education, public-realm, curvilinear, campus, contemporary
- Geometry
- Expansive concave curved building facade sweeping alongside a wide sweeping stone-paved walkway; large sweeping roof overhang frames the upper right corner.
- Facade system
- Curved unitized glass curtain wall with horizontal spandrel bands and a cantilevered roof canopy.
- Structural guess
- Steel or reinforced concrete frame supporting large cantilevers and curved floor plates.
- Spatial scale
- Large-scale campus plaza with a single pedestrian shown for scale, emphasizing the monumental curve of the building.
- Lighting
- Bright daylight with clear soft shadows cast across the stone paving from the building overhang.
- Atmosphere
- Calm, airy, and monumental institutional space bathed in daylight.
- Environmental context
- Open campus public realm featuring manicured lawns, mature deciduous trees, and curved architectural volumes.
- Spatial experience
- Moving along the curved plaza feels expansive and monumental, balanced by the green lawn and open sky framing the campus landscape.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal ribbon windows and panel joints follow the smooth curve of the facade, echoing the sweeping edge of the plaza.
- Style reading
- Contemporary institutional curvilinear architecture
- Program
- University campus plaza and academic buildings
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture