Overlooking Forest Park in St. Louis, One Hundred is a new residential tower by Studio Gang. Rising 380 feet in height, the project includes retail, amenities, parking and residential apartments with unique views over the park as well as towards the city’s iconic Gateway Arch. With a dynamic floor plan and a building façade that contorts both the horizontal and vertical axis, daylight and views are maximized from all angles of the building.
Aiming to enhance opportunities provided by the site orientation and environmental forces, a leaf-shaped plan and tiered massing maximize the building’s overall performance, reducing the overall energy load and increasing occupant comfort. The exterior glazing is also oriented to optimize thermal performance with wall planes angled in a way that reduces solar heat gain in the summer when sun angles are steeper and permit low angle rays of light in the winter.
By pushing the envelope outward, the ‘roof’ of each tier becomes a terrace for the first floor of the tier above. A quarter of the apartments feature a terrace with additional amenity space for the resident community provided atop the green roof podium. To achieve the tiered form, the concrete structure is braced by a vertical core at the northern side of the floor plan. Columns are adapted into a wedge-shaped profile that efficiently transfers the load of each floor.
Taking on a different appearance from virtually every angle, the exterior envelope alternates between areas of transparent curtain wall glazing and corrugated anodized aluminium panels. This open and closed nature is intended to reflect the solidity of the historic buildings that surround it.
The building manifests itself differently from virtually every angle. The exterior façade alternates between areas of transparent curtain wall glazing and corrugated anodized aluminium rainscreen panels. The open and closed nature is intended to reflect the historic brick-and-masonry buildings in the neighbourhood.
Though bold in form, the massing, geometry and materiality of the tower add a rich layer to this history of its surrounding context.
