a contemporary mid rise urban corner building with a calm refined architectural expression photographed from street level at a wide intersection the building has a strong horizontal rhythm large floor to ceiling windows a brick and concrete facade and a transparent inviting ground floor plinth the ground floor accommodates office space with a clear open and professional appearance while the upper floors consist of residential apartments with generous windows and balconies clearly expressing the mixed use character of the building soft overcast daylight with a bright but slightly cloudy sky creates diffused natural light and gentle shadows the street scene feels calm and realistic with a few pedestrians and cyclists in the distance light traffic and a mature leafless tree in the foreground adding scale and depth european city context elegant and restrained atmosphere realistic materials high quality architectural photography neutral color palette understated urban life balanced composition and a natural perspective maintain exactly the same perspective and do not alter the buildings or the site in any way only add subtle landscape elements and a few people walking or cycling to create a calm community oriented atmosphere allow subtle visibility of modern interior elements inside the building with office space on the ground floor and residential units on the upper floors add open white curtains to introduce residential warmth and interior depth adjacent buildings may be more abstract in design but should maintain a coherent neighborhood character and be executed entirely in bright white to create contrast