Mendelsohn | Cantilevered Glass at the Corner: The Volume Lifted at the Street's Edge

The building is located at a street corner, with layers of cantilevered curved glass volumes projecting outwards, each floor's glass band cantilevering further out than the one below, forming a volume that cuts through the street like a ship's prow. There are no columns at the corner; the glass continuously curves around, with the structure set back internally. The underside of the cantilever becomes the primary surface for pedestrians looking up, finished with smooth white trim. Alternating horizontal solid wall bands and glass bands enhance the sense of speed. At night, the glass volume illuminates from within, making the cantilevered shadows more pronounced. Low-angle shot from the diagonal opposite of the street, clearly showing the layered cantilevered relationship. Avoid: columns at the corner, glass not curved, floors aligned without cantilevering, exposed structure on the underside.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

建築在街廓轉角處,以層層懸挑的弧形玻璃體向外突出,每一層樓的玻璃帶比下一層更向外挑,形成像船首一樣切開街道的量體。轉角完全沒有柱,玻璃在此連續彎過,結構退到內側。懸挑的底面成為行人仰視時的主要表面,以平滑的白色收邊。水平的實牆帶與玻璃帶交替,強化速度感。夜間玻璃體由內發光,懸挑的陰影更加明顯。從街道對角低角度仰拍,懸挑層層退出的關係清楚。避免:轉角設柱、玻璃不彎折、各層對齊不懸挑、底面外露結構。