Inspired by an institutional-modernist precedent, 102+Park is seen as part of the contextual city centre fabric. The dark colour palette creates identity through contrasting the adjacent buildings and vibrant interior public realm.
The building embraces its context with a minimalist geometry. The identity can be seen in its use of vertical detailing at the base and simple west and east indenting of balconies. As counterpoint, the balconies south and north become shading devices and texturize the façade along 102 Avenue.
Defining the mix of uses through the massing details —public realm, retail, amenities, residential and roof capping, the building expresses the uses through its detailing and variation of glazing. As one reads the building from ground to roof, the glazing gradient can be seen from public to private use.