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P.05 · Housing

Akmar Residences

A nine-storey apartment block on a corner site, studied in two facade colours.

9storeys
6views
4services
4materials
TypeHousing
ProgrammeApartment building · balconies on every flat
Scale1 block · 2 colour options
Storeys9
RoleArchitectural design · facade studies
SoftwareSketchUp · Lumion
StatusDesign
The block on its corner site
01 · The block on its corner siteEnlarge ↗
01 · Brief

Give a standard residential block a clear identity on a busy corner, and let the developer choose the colour before construction.

02 · Approach

A residential block on a corner site, with the balconies pulled out as a vertical band of colour so the building reads clearly from both streets.

The facade was studied in more than one colour: terracotta and a red-accent option, the kind of side-by-side choice a developer can make before anything is ordered.

03 · Design moves
  1. 01Balconies as a sign

    Balconies stack into vertical bands of colour that mark each stair core and read from both streets.

  2. 02Two colourways, one model

    Terracotta and red-accent versions were rendered from the same viewpoints so the choice is side by side.

  3. 03A calm grey field

    Grey render and regular windows keep the rest of the facade quiet, so the colour does all the talking.

A Terracotta option

Street view, terracotta balconies
02 · Street view, terracotta balconies
Long facade
03 · Long facade
Front elevation at the crossing
04 · Front elevation at the crossing

B Red-accent option

Colour option: red accents
05 · Colour option: red accents
Red option from the street
06 · Red option from the street
05 · Materials
White renderTerracottaSignal redGrey
06 · Scope
  • Plans and elevations
  • Facade and colour studies
  • Full 3D model
  • Photoreal renders

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