Slate
An exterior facade precedent utilizing interlocking white balcony modules against a dark metal backdrop to create a dynamic, sculptural residential elevation.
- What we like about this project
- The deep reveals of the white frames double as visual frames and solar shading devices for the glazing behind.
Materials
- metal-panels
- glass
- painted-composite-panels
Visual identifiers
- projecting-balconies
- white-frames
- dark-metal-panels
- staggered-grid
- volumetric-facade
Style tags
- contemporary
- sculptural
- rationalist
Visual tags
- residential
- modular
- contemporary
- facade-articulation
- monochromatic
- balcony
- Geometry
- The volumetric composition consists of a grid punctuated by interlocking white rectangular balcony frames that project outward from a dark metal-clad facade, creating a stepped, staggered rhythm across the elevation.
- Facade system
- Precast or panelized volumetric balcony modules integrated into a dark metal rainscreen curtain wall.
- Structural guess
- Concrete frame structure with cantilevered concrete or steel balcony slabs.
- Spatial scale
- Multi-story residential building scale, with individual balcony modules proportioned to single-room widths.
- Lighting
- Overcast daylight creates soft, even illumination against the dark panels while catching the sharp edges and reveals of the white volumetric frames.
- Atmosphere
- Crisp, precise, and graphic, emphasizing strong geometric contrast and shadowplay.
- Environmental context
- Urban multi-family residential context viewed from a low-angle upward perspective against a neutral gray sky.
- Spatial experience
- From the exterior, the deep balconies offer articulated outdoor extensions to individual units while casting strong shadows that animate the monolithic volume.
- Composition rhythm
- A staggered grid system that breaks the monolithic verticality through irregular projection and recession of balcony volumes.
- Style reading
- Contemporary sculptural residential architecture
- Program
- Multi-family residential apartment building
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- metal-panels, glass, painted-composite-panels
- Visual identifiers
- projecting-balconies, white-frames, dark-metal-panels, staggered-grid, volumetric-facade
- Style tags
- contemporary, sculptural, rationalist
- Visual tags
- residential, modular, contemporary, facade-articulation, monochromatic, balcony
- Geometry
- The volumetric composition consists of a grid punctuated by interlocking white rectangular balcony frames that project outward from a dark metal-clad facade, creating a stepped, staggered rhythm across the elevation.
- Facade system
- Precast or panelized volumetric balcony modules integrated into a dark metal rainscreen curtain wall.
- Structural guess
- Concrete frame structure with cantilevered concrete or steel balcony slabs.
- Spatial scale
- Multi-story residential building scale, with individual balcony modules proportioned to single-room widths.
- Lighting
- Overcast daylight creates soft, even illumination against the dark panels while catching the sharp edges and reveals of the white volumetric frames.
- Atmosphere
- Crisp, precise, and graphic, emphasizing strong geometric contrast and shadowplay.
- Environmental context
- Urban multi-family residential context viewed from a low-angle upward perspective against a neutral gray sky.
- Spatial experience
- From the exterior, the deep balconies offer articulated outdoor extensions to individual units while casting strong shadows that animate the monolithic volume.
- Composition rhythm
- A staggered grid system that breaks the monolithic verticality through irregular projection and recession of balcony volumes.
- Style reading
- Contemporary sculptural residential architecture
- Program
- Multi-family residential apartment building
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture