Architecture in Detail: A Striking Modern Self-Build Home in Gosforth’s Great Park
A striking modern residential facade precedent by Acre Design utilizing white render, dark window frames, and dramatic gable glazing to create a symmetrical yet contemporary suburban home.
- What we like about this project
- The central double-height curtain wall seamlessly aligns the entrance door with upper-level landing glazing.
Materials
- render
- glass
- aluminium
- tile-roof
- paving-block
Visual identifiers
- pitched-gables
- white-render
- central-glass-stack
- dusk-illumination
Style tags
- contemporary
- modern-vernacular
- residential
Visual tags
- residential
- self-build
- modern-vernacular
- symmetrical
- evening-shot
- Geometry
- Symmetrical front facade composed of three central gables above a multi-bay orthogonal lower mass, with an attached garage wing on the right.
- Facade system
- Smooth white rendered insulation system with dark aluminium framed windows and glazed gable peaks.
- Structural guess
- Timber frame or masonry blockwork with roof trusses.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale featuring prominent roof pitches and expansive floor-to-ceiling center glazing.
- Lighting
- Evening dusk condition with warm interior illumination glowing through large windows and exterior uplights highlighting the facade.
- Atmosphere
- Inviting and polished, with warm interior light contrasting against the cool twilight sky.
- Environmental context
- Suburban street context with paved driveway, sidewalk, and low front hedging.
- Spatial experience
- Approaching from the street, the central vertical glass stack draws the eye directly to the main double-height entrance.
- Composition rhythm
- Strict bilateral symmetry across the central vertical axis, anchored by the main entrance and central gable window.
- Style reading
- Contemporary vernacular residential
- Program
- Single-family detached residence
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- render, glass, aluminium, tile-roof, paving-block
- Visual identifiers
- pitched-gables, white-render, central-glass-stack, dusk-illumination
- Style tags
- contemporary, modern-vernacular, residential
- Visual tags
- residential, self-build, modern-vernacular, symmetrical, evening-shot
- Geometry
- Symmetrical front facade composed of three central gables above a multi-bay orthogonal lower mass, with an attached garage wing on the right.
- Facade system
- Smooth white rendered insulation system with dark aluminium framed windows and glazed gable peaks.
- Structural guess
- Timber frame or masonry blockwork with roof trusses.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale featuring prominent roof pitches and expansive floor-to-ceiling center glazing.
- Lighting
- Evening dusk condition with warm interior illumination glowing through large windows and exterior uplights highlighting the facade.
- Atmosphere
- Inviting and polished, with warm interior light contrasting against the cool twilight sky.
- Environmental context
- Suburban street context with paved driveway, sidewalk, and low front hedging.
- Spatial experience
- Approaching from the street, the central vertical glass stack draws the eye directly to the main double-height entrance.
- Composition rhythm
- Strict bilateral symmetry across the central vertical axis, anchored by the main entrance and central gable window.
- Style reading
- Contemporary vernacular residential
- Program
- Single-family detached residence
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture