27200 TOURNEY RD

THE PROJECT IS A 80 UNITS APARTMENT BUILDING AND PODIUM RETAIL.
TYPOLOGICALLY IT ISORGANIZED AS A COURTYARD BUILDING ON TOP OF A PODIUM OPEN TO THE PARK LANDSCAPE.
THE BUILDING IS PLANNED IN A STRATEGIC POSITION ON THE LAND IN ORDER TO CREATE A PROPER PLACE IN THE PARK IN RELATION WITH THE EXISTING OFFICE BUILDING.
THE TWO BUILDINGS WILL COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER WITH THE AMBITION OF CREATING A NEW TYPE OF “MIXED-USED PARK LIVING DEVELOPMENT”.

THE BUILDING PLACEMENT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE NATURAL SLOPE OF THE LAND CREATING A PUBLIC "BELVEDERE PIAZZA" WHICH LINKS THE PODIUM WITH THE ENTRY "SCULPTURE GARDEN" AND THE RESIDENTIAL COURTYARD.
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PIAZZA THERE' S A FOUNTAIN AS A FOCAL POINT AND A SPIRAL GRAND STAIRCASE THAT LEADS TO THE SECOND FLOOR TERRACE WITH A POOL. THE PIAZZA ALSO ALLOWS THE PARK LANDSCAPE TO PIERCE THE NEW BUILDING CREATING A UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE.

THE PODIUM IS FINISHED IN BRICKS TO EMPHASIZE THE CIVIC VALUE OF ITS PUBLIC CHARACTER. THE ARCADE OPENINGS ECHO METAPHORICALLY THE ARCHITETURAL TRADITION OF THE AREA.
THE RESIDENTIAL VOLUME IN CONTRAST IS A KNITTED WHITE LATTICE COMPOSITION OF WOOD, PLASTER AND METAL RAILINGS; POROUS, WITH GENEROUS BALCONIES OVERING THE PARK WITH STUNNING SURROUNDING VIEWS.
THE RESIDENTIAL COURTYARD RESTS DELICATELY ON THE BRICK WALLS WITH CANTILEVERED CORNERS, TRIMMED BY THE OVERFLOWING ROOFSCAPE OF THE PODIUM.