Staggered Contemporary Townhouses: Rhythmic Protrusions and Recessions on the Facade

Staggered Stacking Contemporary Terraces: Facade Rhythm of Insets and Projections. A row of newly built four-story terraced houses, although identical in plan, the facades deliberately stagger the volumes of each unit—odd-numbered units have their second and third floors pushed forward by 900mm, while even-numbered units are set back. Thus, the entire facade presents a regular rhythm of insets and projections, creating a play of shadows instead of a flat wall. The underside of the projecting parts features dark wooden grilles, while the recessed parts form small balconies. Only two materials are used: off-white plaster and dark wooden grilles. The roof is flat, with a straight skyline. Avoid: making the facade completely flush, irregular staggering, using more than two materials, and including exposed air conditioning units and pipes.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一排新建的四層連棟住宅,雖然平面完全相同,但立面刻意讓每一戶的量體前後錯位——單數戶的二三樓向前推出 900mm,偶數戶則向後退縮,因此整排的立面呈現規律的凹凸,產生陰影的節奏而不是一片平牆。凸出的部分底面是深色的木格柵,退縮的部分則形成一個小陽台。材料只有兩種:米白色的抹灰與深色的木格柵。屋頂是平的,天際線筆直。避免:立面做成完全平齊、錯位做成不規則、使用超過兩種材料、加入外露的空調與管線。