Hexagon Studio Theatre
An exterior architectural rendering by Haworth Tompkins illustrating an elevated red pedestrian bridge and terrace connecting performance and public spaces in an urban setting.
- What we like about this project
- Large sculptural lettering integrated directly into the bridge's structural railing elements.
Materials
- steel
- perforated-metal
- brick
- glass
- concrete
Visual identifiers
- red-pedestrian-bridge
- terracotta-upper-volume
- elevated-terrace
- metal-railings
Style tags
- contemporary
- industrial
- civic
Visual tags
- urban-public-realm
- bridge
- theatre
- elevated-walkway
- contemporary-facade
- Geometry
- An elevated red bridge connects across an open paved courtyard to a terracotta-colored upper volume, backed by a large folded-plate white structure and adjacent brick housing blocks.
- Facade system
- Perforated metal panels and framed glazing on the upper terrace combined with lower red brick masonry walls.
- Structural guess
- Steel truss bridge supported on V-columns, tied into concrete and masonry building volumes.
- Spatial scale
- Pedestrian-scale bridge and terrace structures operating alongside multi-story urban buildings.
- Lighting
- Bright direct daylight casting hard diagonal shadows across the paving and bridge structure.
- Atmosphere
- Active and civic, characterized by bold red metal accents against neutral concrete and brick surfaces.
- Environmental context
- Urban setting featuring high-density housing blocks and a large-scale performance or cultural venue.
- Spatial experience
- The composition creates an elevated public realm where pedestrian circulation bridges distinct architectural volumes above ground level.
- Composition rhythm
- Diagonal lines of the bridge slash across the orthogonal background forms, creating dynamic perspectival depth.
- Style reading
- Contemporary civic architecture with industrial detailing
- Program
- Studio theatre and cultural venue
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- steel, perforated-metal, brick, glass, concrete
- Visual identifiers
- red-pedestrian-bridge, terracotta-upper-volume, elevated-terrace, metal-railings
- Style tags
- contemporary, industrial, civic
- Visual tags
- urban-public-realm, bridge, theatre, elevated-walkway, contemporary-facade
- Geometry
- An elevated red bridge connects across an open paved courtyard to a terracotta-colored upper volume, backed by a large folded-plate white structure and adjacent brick housing blocks.
- Facade system
- Perforated metal panels and framed glazing on the upper terrace combined with lower red brick masonry walls.
- Structural guess
- Steel truss bridge supported on V-columns, tied into concrete and masonry building volumes.
- Spatial scale
- Pedestrian-scale bridge and terrace structures operating alongside multi-story urban buildings.
- Lighting
- Bright direct daylight casting hard diagonal shadows across the paving and bridge structure.
- Atmosphere
- Active and civic, characterized by bold red metal accents against neutral concrete and brick surfaces.
- Environmental context
- Urban setting featuring high-density housing blocks and a large-scale performance or cultural venue.
- Spatial experience
- The composition creates an elevated public realm where pedestrian circulation bridges distinct architectural volumes above ground level.
- Composition rhythm
- Diagonal lines of the bridge slash across the orthogonal background forms, creating dynamic perspectival depth.
- Style reading
- Contemporary civic architecture with industrial detailing
- Program
- Studio theatre and cultural venue
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture