ThinkForm Architects
9 EAST BROAD ST. HOPEWELL, NJ
An exterior facade precedent showcasing a curved portico canopy and stone masonry, ideal for studies on welcoming commercial entrances.
- What we like about this project
- The illuminated round window precisely centered above the glazed entrance acts as a secondary focal point.
Materials
- stacked-stone
- timber
- metal
- glass
- pavers
Visual identifiers
- curved-canopy
- stacked-stone
- round-window
- glazed-entry
- slender-columns
Style tags
- contemporary
- transitional
- commercial
Visual tags
- evening-lighting
- portico
- commercial-facade
- transitional-threshold
- stone-masonry
- Geometry
- Symmetrical single-story facade featuring a central stacked-stone wall, an operable round porthole window, and a prominent curved entry canopy supported by slender round columns.
- Facade system
- Stacked stone masonry bearing wall with a projecting curved metal-and-timber canopy.
- Structural guess
- Steel or timber frame supporting the projecting curved roof canopy with masonry wall infill.
- Spatial scale
- Human-scale single-story commercial entry featuring a prominent canopy about one-and-a-half stories high.
- Lighting
- Evening illumination with warm interior lights and uplighting casting soft glows across the stone facade and planters.
- Atmosphere
- Inviting and warm at dusk, balancing rugged stone with refined metal detailing.
- Environmental context
- Suburban setting at dusk with a paved stone courtyard, white fence boundary, and surrounding mature trees.
- Spatial experience
- The deep curved portico creates a sheltered threshold transitioning from the paved courtyard into the warmly lit interior.
- Composition rhythm
- Symmetrical composition anchored by the central glazed door, round window, and curving canopy arc.
- Style reading
- Contemporary transitional commercial entrance
- Program
- Commercial office or retail storefront
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- stacked-stone, timber, metal, glass, pavers
- Visual identifiers
- curved-canopy, stacked-stone, round-window, glazed-entry, slender-columns
- Style tags
- contemporary, transitional, commercial
- Visual tags
- evening-lighting, portico, commercial-facade, transitional-threshold, stone-masonry
- Geometry
- Symmetrical single-story facade featuring a central stacked-stone wall, an operable round porthole window, and a prominent curved entry canopy supported by slender round columns.
- Facade system
- Stacked stone masonry bearing wall with a projecting curved metal-and-timber canopy.
- Structural guess
- Steel or timber frame supporting the projecting curved roof canopy with masonry wall infill.
- Spatial scale
- Human-scale single-story commercial entry featuring a prominent canopy about one-and-a-half stories high.
- Lighting
- Evening illumination with warm interior lights and uplighting casting soft glows across the stone facade and planters.
- Atmosphere
- Inviting and warm at dusk, balancing rugged stone with refined metal detailing.
- Environmental context
- Suburban setting at dusk with a paved stone courtyard, white fence boundary, and surrounding mature trees.
- Spatial experience
- The deep curved portico creates a sheltered threshold transitioning from the paved courtyard into the warmly lit interior.
- Composition rhythm
- Symmetrical composition anchored by the central glazed door, round window, and curving canopy arc.
- Style reading
- Contemporary transitional commercial entrance
- Program
- Commercial office or retail storefront
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture