URBAN INTERLACE IS A MIXED-USE HOTEL–RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CONCEIVED AS A CONTINUOUS, INHABITABLE STRUCTURE RATHER THAN A CONVENTIONAL TOWER. A BRANCHING CONCRETE FRAMEWORK WRAPS AND THREADS THROUGH THE BUILDING, FORMING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL NETWORK OF TERRACES, GARDENS, AND SHARED SPACES THAT MEDIATE BETWEEN PRIVATE LIVING AND THE CITY BEYOND. THE ARCHITECTURAL SYSTEM OPERATES AS BOTH STRUCTURE AND LANDSCAPE, INTEGRATING PLANTING, CIRCULATION, AND SHADING INTO A SINGLE SPATIAL LANGUAGE.

THE BUILDING’S MASSING IS ORGANIZED AS LAYERED FLOOR PLATES CARVED BY LARGE-SCALE VOIDS, ALLOWING LIGHT, AIR, AND GREENERY TO PENETRATE DEEP INTO THE SECTION. THESE VOIDS BECOME ELEVATED COURTYARDS, SKY TERRACES, AND COMMUNAL LOUNGES, CREATING VISUAL AND SOCIAL CONNECTIVITY ACROSS LEVELS. HOTEL AMENITIES AND RESIDENTIAL UNITS ARE INTERWOVEN VERTICALLY, SUPPORTED BY A GENEROUS GROUND-LEVEL PUBLIC REALM THAT OPENS THE PROJECT TO THE SURROUNDING STREETS.

URBAN INTERLACE POSITIONS ARCHITECTURE AS AN ECOLOGICAL INTERFACE—WHERE STRUCTURE, VEGETATION, AND INHABITATION COEXIST WITHIN A UNIFIED SYSTEM. THE PROJECT PROPOSES A MODEL FOR DENSE URBAN LIVING THAT PRIORITIZES ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE, SPATIAL GENEROSITY, AND A STRONG RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERIOR LIFE AND THE CITY.