Archinect - News2024-05-04T10:49:59-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150218290/gensler-s-shanghai-cadillac-house-is-a-hi-tech-monument-to-the-car-brand
Gensler's Shanghai Cadillac House is a hi-tech monument to the car brand Sean Joyner2020-09-09T12:48:00-04:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e7/e74fbc3b1225468b6e71e1f0b731c9b6.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/gensler" target="_blank">Gensler</a>'s "Cadillac House" in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/11467/shanghai/15" target="_blank">Shanghai</a> captures a sculptural quality in its architecture that is also present in the vehicles it houses. The building is clad in 7,000 rectangular stainless steel plates, giving the facade a reflective twinkle that plays off of the adjacent pool at the exterior courtyard. A walnut-shaped geometry sits within the steel cladding and sits atop a subtle treatment of glazing for a soft floating effect. </p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/40/40c4d6d186cef2e448211dd8e03ab413.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/40/40c4d6d186cef2e448211dd8e03ab413.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5c/5c31bcc80bc44bbee8f4195bee990693.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5c/5c31bcc80bc44bbee8f4195bee990693.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cb/cb59107c84214b186a0a557c9851f4ed.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cb/cb59107c84214b186a0a557c9851f4ed.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></figure></figure><p>Punched in the structures roof are a number of skylights that allow a generous washing of natural light to enter the space, highlighting the activities and products held inside.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/55/554368b5525350ffd50efed16464b420.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/55/554368b5525350ffd50efed16464b420.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1d/1d51ca6c210dd402825ce3ecef1b154b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1d/1d51ca6c210dd402825ce3ecef1b154b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/27/270f3c77b19035e16f7a054b71011458.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/27/270f3c77b19035e16f7a054b71011458.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></figure></figure><p>At three-stories high the Cadillac House features a prominent spiral stairway set at the center of the main lobby and constructed from timber and concrete.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6c/6c568e608765e8ee9edb67a62fde6593.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6c/6c568e608765e8ee9edb67a62fde6593.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e4/e453586e902b9874e7853f0c69c79944.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e4/e453586e902b9874e7853f0c69c79944.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ca/ca1422b47567509f83631e60b2c0a568.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ca/ca1422b47567509f83631e60b2c0a568.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></figure></figure><p>Visitors travel beneath the monolithic metallic mass to enter the space as they approach softer treatments of wood and glazing at the ground level.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/58/5888c164efc4be18c030866eda117814.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/58/5888c164efc4be18c030866eda117814.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d3/d320b2511bcfab6cf9fc1d9f88c7f885.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d3/d320b2511bcfab6cf9fc1d9f88c7f885.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4b/4bdce1f56889352b3f1756e8c536ccf0.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4b/4bdce1f56889352b3f1756e8c536ccf0.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7b/7b653812c79a0d6b11e89fb66c96381c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7b/7b653812c79a0d6b11e89fb66c96381c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></figure></figure><p>Moreover, the House is equipped with a large series of solar panels to offer self...</p>