Verticality tends to be the dominating visual aspect of most office buildings, but MC Building uses a clever bit of design to subvert that inherent trait. The Seoul office building's facade is split at several points by triangulated windows, making it appear as though the cement tiling cuts back and forth in a zigzag pattern.
On top of its insistence on horizontal eye lines, MC Building further sets itself off on the upper stories of the building. It has an angled wall near the top of the building, which causes it to taper as the top few stories rise up to the roof. As a whole, the building thus has a skewed appearance that separates it from its urban surroundings.
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Why This Trend Is Growing
- Zigzagging Facades
- Innovative facade designs that feature zigzag patterns are disrupting traditional building aesthetics.
- Vertical Subversion
- Designing office buildings that challenge the dominance of verticality in favor of horizontal eye lines is opening up opportunities for unique architectural expressions.
- Skewed Building Silhouettes
- Creating buildings with angled walls and tapering structures is redefining the visual landscape of urban environments.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Architecture and Design
- The architecture and design industry can explore innovative facade designs that feature zigzag patterns to create visually striking buildings.
- Real Estate Development
- Real estate developers can incorporate vertical subversion in office building designs to differentiate their properties and offer unique spaces to tenants.
- Urban Planning
- Urban planners can consider introducing skewed building silhouettes to diversify the architectural landscape of urban environments and foster more dynamic cityscapes.
