Exterior corner view of a large commercial office building
An exterior facade precedent showing a successful hybridization of a heavy masonry base and modern glazed upper tiers integrating biophilic green terraces at each stepback.
- What we like about this project
- Continuous integrated planter troughs fitted along every horizontal floor slab edge on the upper facade tiers.
Materials
- masonry
- brick
- glass
- metal
- planting
Visual identifiers
- masonry-podium
- terraced-planting
- structural-glazing
- stepped-massing
- metal-mullion-grid
Style tags
- contemporary
- sustainable
- biophilic
- corporate
Visual tags
- commercial-office
- urban-infill
- biophilic-design
- terraced
- curtain-wall
- adaptive-reuse
- Geometry
- Massing transitions from a heavy, grid-punched masonry podium at street level to cantilevered, stepped upper volumes wrapped in continuous structural glazing and horizontal metal mullions.
- Facade system
- Combination of punched window masonry wall at the base and stick-built curtain wall with integrated planter ledges at the upper levels.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame or concrete core and slab construction with long-span transfer trusses at the podium stepback.
- Spatial scale
- Large commercial scale, spanning multiple stories with a pronounced multi-story podium and tower structure.
- Lighting
- Soft, overcast daylight diffusing evenly across metallic frames, glass, and masonry without harsh shadows.
- Atmosphere
- Professional, grounded, and integrated with nature through prominent green terraces.
- Environmental context
- Urban street intersection with traffic lights visible in the foreground, adjacent urban fabric, and city skyline in the distance.
- Spatial experience
- The building creates a strong urban edge at the street corner while upper levels step back to provide extensive landscaped terraces and sky views.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal banding at upper levels contrasting with the vertical grid of the lower masonry podium.
- Style reading
- Contemporary sustainable corporate architecture
- Program
- Commercial office building with tech corporate presence
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- masonry, brick, glass, metal, planting
- Visual identifiers
- masonry-podium, terraced-planting, structural-glazing, stepped-massing, metal-mullion-grid
- Style tags
- contemporary, sustainable, biophilic, corporate
- Visual tags
- commercial-office, urban-infill, biophilic-design, terraced, curtain-wall, adaptive-reuse
- Geometry
- Massing transitions from a heavy, grid-punched masonry podium at street level to cantilevered, stepped upper volumes wrapped in continuous structural glazing and horizontal metal mullions.
- Facade system
- Combination of punched window masonry wall at the base and stick-built curtain wall with integrated planter ledges at the upper levels.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame or concrete core and slab construction with long-span transfer trusses at the podium stepback.
- Spatial scale
- Large commercial scale, spanning multiple stories with a pronounced multi-story podium and tower structure.
- Lighting
- Soft, overcast daylight diffusing evenly across metallic frames, glass, and masonry without harsh shadows.
- Atmosphere
- Professional, grounded, and integrated with nature through prominent green terraces.
- Environmental context
- Urban street intersection with traffic lights visible in the foreground, adjacent urban fabric, and city skyline in the distance.
- Spatial experience
- The building creates a strong urban edge at the street corner while upper levels step back to provide extensive landscaped terraces and sky views.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal banding at upper levels contrasting with the vertical grid of the lower masonry podium.
- Style reading
- Contemporary sustainable corporate architecture
- Program
- Commercial office building with tech corporate presence
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture