Exterior view of FRANK in Austin, Texas by StoryBuilt,
An exterior residential precedent demonstrating how multi-story corrugated metal massing can be successfully integrated around mature heritage trees and scaled through recessed balconies.
- What we like about this project
- A green roof planter box sits atop the glazed corner projection, bridging the hard ground plane with the elevated landscape.
Materials
- corrugated-metal
- glass
- steel
- concrete
- wood
Visual identifiers
- corrugated-metal-cladding
- mature-oak-trees
- recessed-balconies
- glazed-lobby
- stepped-massing
Style tags
- contemporary
- regionalist
- industrial-residential
Visual tags
- multi-family-residential
- contextual-architecture
- metal-panel
- landscape-integration
- balconies
- urban-infill
- Geometry
- Multi-story stepped massing organized around a landscaped courtyard entry, featuring a glazed corner lobby projection and continuous horizontal balcony bands.
- Facade system
- Vertical corrugated metal panel rainscreen with punched window openings and continuous steel cable balcony railings.
- Structural guess
- Concrete podium with wood-frame or steel-framed superstructure above.
- Spatial scale
- Three to four-story multi-family residential scale, framed by human figures and large canopy trees at the foreground.
- Lighting
- Late afternoon sun casting warm, low-angle light across the corrugated metal facade and deep shadows beneath the spreading oak trees.
- Atmosphere
- Warm, welcoming, and relaxed Texas afternoon atmosphere blending modern metal architecture with organic landscape.
- Environmental context
- Suburban or urban-edge infill site in Austin, Texas, integrated with existing mature heritage oak trees and native landscaping.
- Spatial experience
- Approaching from the street, the building frames mature oak trees while recessed balconies and a transparent lobby ease the transition from public sidewalk to private residential entry.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical metal siding fluted rhythm interrupted by horizontal floor plates and recessed balcony openings.
- Style reading
- Contemporary regionalist multi-family architecture
- Program
- Multi-family residential apartments or condominiums
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- corrugated-metal, glass, steel, concrete, wood
- Visual identifiers
- corrugated-metal-cladding, mature-oak-trees, recessed-balconies, glazed-lobby, stepped-massing
- Style tags
- contemporary, regionalist, industrial-residential
- Visual tags
- multi-family-residential, contextual-architecture, metal-panel, landscape-integration, balconies, urban-infill
- Geometry
- Multi-story stepped massing organized around a landscaped courtyard entry, featuring a glazed corner lobby projection and continuous horizontal balcony bands.
- Facade system
- Vertical corrugated metal panel rainscreen with punched window openings and continuous steel cable balcony railings.
- Structural guess
- Concrete podium with wood-frame or steel-framed superstructure above.
- Spatial scale
- Three to four-story multi-family residential scale, framed by human figures and large canopy trees at the foreground.
- Lighting
- Late afternoon sun casting warm, low-angle light across the corrugated metal facade and deep shadows beneath the spreading oak trees.
- Atmosphere
- Warm, welcoming, and relaxed Texas afternoon atmosphere blending modern metal architecture with organic landscape.
- Environmental context
- Suburban or urban-edge infill site in Austin, Texas, integrated with existing mature heritage oak trees and native landscaping.
- Spatial experience
- Approaching from the street, the building frames mature oak trees while recessed balconies and a transparent lobby ease the transition from public sidewalk to private residential entry.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical metal siding fluted rhythm interrupted by horizontal floor plates and recessed balcony openings.
- Style reading
- Contemporary regionalist multi-family architecture
- Program
- Multi-family residential apartments or condominiums
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture