Université Toulouse 1 Capitole, School of Economics
Toulouse, France · 2019
Photo · Dennis Gilbert
A precedent for institutional campus design featuring monumental brick piers and elevated concrete walkways that frame a multi-level courtyard while utilizing deep structural depth for solar shading.
- What we like about this project
- The dramatic depth of the brick piers creates deep shadow pockets that completely shade the recessed windows behind them.
Materials
- red-brick
- exposed-concrete
- steel
- glass
Visual identifiers
- brick-piers
- concrete-walkway
- shadow-patterns
- academic-courtyard
- steel-balustrade
Style tags
- contemporary
- rationalist
- brutalist-influence
- monumental
Visual tags
- monumental
- colonnade
- multi-level
- circulation
- institutional
- shading-strategy
- Geometry
- A series of deep, monumental brick piers frame a multi-story courtyard. An elevated concrete walkway with a simple steel balustrade runs parallel to the facade, casting strong linear shadows.
- Facade system
- Load-bearing or clad brick pier system with recessed glazing and integrated concrete floor slabs.
- Structural guess
- Reinforced concrete frame with brick masonry cladding or load-bearing brick piers.
- Spatial scale
- Large-scale institutional architecture with monumental, multi-story brick columns and deep vertical voids.
- Lighting
- Low-angle, direct sunlight casts dramatic, repeating horizontal shadows from the balustrade onto the concrete walkway and highlights the texture of the brick piers.
- Atmosphere
- A warm, highly structured atmosphere defined by the rhythm of brick columns and sharp, graphic shadows.
- Environmental context
- An institutional or academic campus courtyard setting, characterized by dense, multi-level building wings.
- Spatial experience
- The elevated walkway creates a sense of suspension and threshold, overlooking a deep, multi-level courtyard. The massive brick piers frame views across the courtyard, balancing monumental scale with open-air circulation.
- Composition rhythm
- A strong, repeating vertical rhythm of brick piers is contrasted by the horizontal lines of the concrete walkway and the diagonal shadows cast across the floor.
- Style reading
- Contemporary rationalist brick brutalism
- Program
- University academic building
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- red-brick, exposed-concrete, steel, glass
- Visual identifiers
- brick-piers, concrete-walkway, shadow-patterns, academic-courtyard, steel-balustrade
- Style tags
- contemporary, rationalist, brutalist-influence, monumental
- Visual tags
- monumental, colonnade, multi-level, circulation, institutional, shading-strategy
- Geometry
- A series of deep, monumental brick piers frame a multi-story courtyard. An elevated concrete walkway with a simple steel balustrade runs parallel to the facade, casting strong linear shadows.
- Facade system
- Load-bearing or clad brick pier system with recessed glazing and integrated concrete floor slabs.
- Structural guess
- Reinforced concrete frame with brick masonry cladding or load-bearing brick piers.
- Spatial scale
- Large-scale institutional architecture with monumental, multi-story brick columns and deep vertical voids.
- Lighting
- Low-angle, direct sunlight casts dramatic, repeating horizontal shadows from the balustrade onto the concrete walkway and highlights the texture of the brick piers.
- Atmosphere
- A warm, highly structured atmosphere defined by the rhythm of brick columns and sharp, graphic shadows.
- Environmental context
- An institutional or academic campus courtyard setting, characterized by dense, multi-level building wings.
- Spatial experience
- The elevated walkway creates a sense of suspension and threshold, overlooking a deep, multi-level courtyard. The massive brick piers frame views across the courtyard, balancing monumental scale with open-air circulation.
- Composition rhythm
- A strong, repeating vertical rhythm of brick piers is contrasted by the horizontal lines of the concrete walkway and the diagonal shadows cast across the floor.
- Style reading
- Contemporary rationalist brick brutalism
- Program
- University academic building
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture