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A striking high-rise urban precedent by Mecanoo utilizing a bold red exoskeleton and vertical fin system to create a strong street-level presence.
- What we like about this project
- Cantilevered balcony pockets integrated directly into the red external grid with lush plantings.
Materials
- painted-steel
- glass
- concrete
Visual identifiers
- red-exoskeleton
- vertical-fins
- tower-facade
- street-corner
Style tags
- contemporary
- structural-expressionism
- bold-color
Visual tags
- high-rise
- exoskeleton
- urban-landmark
- facade-grid
- twilight-lighting
- Geometry
- Slender vertical tower massing featuring a prominent exoskeleton grid with regular vertical fins and stacked double-height volumes.
- Facade system
- External red metal or concrete fin grid with recessed curtain wall glazing.
- Structural guess
- External moment-frame exoskeleton with internal floor slabs.
- Spatial scale
- Multi-story tower rising prominently above pedestrian street level.
- Lighting
- Twilight sky with warm interior illumination glowing through the red framework and glazed facade.
- Atmosphere
- Vibrant, luminous, and energetic amidst a muted urban context.
- Environmental context
- Dense urban street corner with multi-lane traffic, crosswalks, and high-density residential blocks in the background.
- Spatial experience
- From the street intersection, the bold red frame asserts a distinct urban presence, drawing the eye vertically against neutral surrounding high-rises.
- Composition rhythm
- Strong vertical rhythm created by repeating exterior structural fins and aligned window glazing bays.
- Style reading
- Contemporary structural expressionism
- Program
- Commercial or mixed-use tower
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- painted-steel, glass, concrete
- Visual identifiers
- red-exoskeleton, vertical-fins, tower-facade, street-corner
- Style tags
- contemporary, structural-expressionism, bold-color
- Visual tags
- high-rise, exoskeleton, urban-landmark, facade-grid, twilight-lighting
- Geometry
- Slender vertical tower massing featuring a prominent exoskeleton grid with regular vertical fins and stacked double-height volumes.
- Facade system
- External red metal or concrete fin grid with recessed curtain wall glazing.
- Structural guess
- External moment-frame exoskeleton with internal floor slabs.
- Spatial scale
- Multi-story tower rising prominently above pedestrian street level.
- Lighting
- Twilight sky with warm interior illumination glowing through the red framework and glazed facade.
- Atmosphere
- Vibrant, luminous, and energetic amidst a muted urban context.
- Environmental context
- Dense urban street corner with multi-lane traffic, crosswalks, and high-density residential blocks in the background.
- Spatial experience
- From the street intersection, the bold red frame asserts a distinct urban presence, drawing the eye vertically against neutral surrounding high-rises.
- Composition rhythm
- Strong vertical rhythm created by repeating exterior structural fins and aligned window glazing bays.
- Style reading
- Contemporary structural expressionism
- Program
- Commercial or mixed-use tower
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture