Denton Corker Marshall
Manchester, UK
A striking corporate atrium precedent showcasing suspended geometric volumes and a full-height structural glass wall, ideal for large-scale public and commercial interior studies.
- What we like about this project
- Suspended block forms overhead appear to float independently despite heavy structural connections.
Materials
- glass
- steel
- aluminum
- stone-pavers
- plaster
Visual identifiers
- suspended-volumes
- multi-story-atrium
- glazed-curtain-wall
- structural-steel
Style tags
- high-tech
- contemporary
- monumental
Visual tags
- atrium
- high-tech
- corporate
- cantilever
- structural-expressionism
- Geometry
- Towering vertical atrium bounded by a full-height glazed curtain wall on one side and layered, cantilevered volumes suspended overhead.
- Facade system
- Full-height structurally glazed curtain wall with fine steel mullion supports.
- Structural guess
- Steel composite framing with suspended secondary steel support trusses for overhead volumes.
- Spatial scale
- Monumental multi-story atrium; human scale grounded by seating and dining tables at the ground level.
- Lighting
- Twilight or evening exterior condition contrasting with bright interior concealed cove lighting and overhead spotlighting on suspended modules.
- Atmosphere
- Sleek, futuristic, and sharply illuminated with cool metallic and glass tones.
- Environmental context
- Urban multi-story corporate or civic interior lobby with exterior city lights reflected in the facade glass.
- Spatial experience
- Dramatic vertical scale draws the eye upward through overlapping suspended pods and structural framing, terminating in a luminous glass roof zone.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical mullions establish a tight structural grid that counters the irregular, stepped rhythm of the overhead suspended modules.
- Style reading
- High-tech corporate monumentalism
- Program
- Corporate headquarters lobby or civic civic atrium
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- glass, steel, aluminum, stone-pavers, plaster
- Visual identifiers
- suspended-volumes, multi-story-atrium, glazed-curtain-wall, structural-steel
- Style tags
- high-tech, contemporary, monumental
- Visual tags
- atrium, high-tech, corporate, cantilever, structural-expressionism
- Geometry
- Towering vertical atrium bounded by a full-height glazed curtain wall on one side and layered, cantilevered volumes suspended overhead.
- Facade system
- Full-height structurally glazed curtain wall with fine steel mullion supports.
- Structural guess
- Steel composite framing with suspended secondary steel support trusses for overhead volumes.
- Spatial scale
- Monumental multi-story atrium; human scale grounded by seating and dining tables at the ground level.
- Lighting
- Twilight or evening exterior condition contrasting with bright interior concealed cove lighting and overhead spotlighting on suspended modules.
- Atmosphere
- Sleek, futuristic, and sharply illuminated with cool metallic and glass tones.
- Environmental context
- Urban multi-story corporate or civic interior lobby with exterior city lights reflected in the facade glass.
- Spatial experience
- Dramatic vertical scale draws the eye upward through overlapping suspended pods and structural framing, terminating in a luminous glass roof zone.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical mullions establish a tight structural grid that counters the irregular, stepped rhythm of the overhead suspended modules.
- Style reading
- High-tech corporate monumentalism
- Program
- Corporate headquarters lobby or civic civic atrium
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- architecture