Modern in Context is an investigation of the work of Suman Sorg, FAIA and how principals of contextual modernism are integrated into a variety of projects she has designed.
Skyon is a twenty-two-acre sustainable residential development composed of five nine- to thirteen-story buildings and one thirty-nine-story iconic tower, organized around a community green space. This slender and elegant residential tower that anchors the site's western edge, is a simple composition of four stacked units radiating from a rectangular core. The organization of the tower plan is based on the design of the Hindu symbol for good luck. This layout enables each unit to have unobstructed views in three directions. Balconies are modulated on the façade to create an undulating origami that provides visual interest and optimal shading from the sun. The minimal, sculptural form of the clubhouse is central to the calm serenity created by the design of this urban oasis in an otherwise chaotic offsite environment.