Classen16

Built

Classen16 is a new-build mixed-use apartment and commercial building that sits on the cusp of a heavily-used arterial road and the vibrant, walkable Plaza District of Oklahoma City.

Classen16 is a new-build mixed-use apartment and commercial building that sits on the cusp of a heavily-used arterial road and vibrant, walkable Plaza District of Oklahoma City. Acting as a mediator between these contrasting contexts, the building adopts a domestic scale that steps in discrete blocks and rises to address the business corridor of Classen Boulevard. The form hugs the street edge, concealing surface parking and residents’ amenity areas from the adjacent roads. The streetscape is enlivened with a generous planted buffer and raised stoops to all the ground floor homes. The building is clad with a shimmering, scale-like aluminium shake that reacts to the changing quality of light throughout the day.

London Design Capital

Classen16 is a new-build mixed-use apartment and commercial building that sits on the cusp of a heavily-used arterial road and vibrant, walkable Plaza District of Oklahoma City. Acting as a mediator between these contrasting contexts, the building adopts a domestic scale that steps in discrete blocks and rises to address the business corridor of Classen Boulevard. The streetscape is enlivened with a planted buffer and raised stoops to all the ground floor homes. The building is clad with scale-like aluminium shake that reacts to the changing quality of light throughout the day.

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Project information

Status

Built

Borough

* N/A Outside of London

Size

5091 sq m

Completion

November 2020

Team Credits

Architect

Allford Hall Monaghan Morris