Water jet cut aluminum screens along the front of the project provide a passive cooling effect.
A perforated metal screen along the side of the building creates a dappled effect in the courtyards. The screen affords a degree of privacy while providing sightlines to the larger community.
Lots of ground-floor glass helps establish a relationship with the street.
Section drawings of the project highlight its two community courtyards, which provide cross-ventilation to the units.
Located on the site of a former parking lot, Step Up on Fifth mediates between the sizes of the buildings on either side of it.
A model showing the project's south elevation.
The building's first floor plan.
The building's second floor plan.
