New Builds
An aerial precedent by AR Design Studio demonstrating how a unified timber gabled form can sit atop a stepped masonry base to respond to a steep sloping landscape.
- What we like about this project
- The roof and walls share the exact same vertical timber cladding profile, creating a monolithic wrapped volume.
Materials
- timber
- glass
- brick
- steel
Visual identifiers
- timber-cladding
- gabled-roof
- sloping-site
- cantilevered-volume
- brick-base
Style tags
- contemporary
- vernacular-modern
- minimalist
Visual tags
- residential
- timber
- sloping-site
- contemporary-vernacular
- landscape-integrated
- Geometry
- An L-shaped or angled massing that steps down with the sloping terrain, combining a continuous gabled upper timber volume over a recessed lower masonry level.
- Facade system
- Vertical timber board cladding wrapping walls and roof planes seamlessly, combined with extensive glass sliding panels and a lower-level brick cavity wall.
- Structural guess
- Steel or timber frame upper pavilion set above lower concrete and masonry retaining walls.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale, set into a graded hillside with expansive horizontal runs of glazing.
- Lighting
- Bright natural daylight with clear sunny conditions casting crisp soft shadows across the facade and landscaped foreground.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and grounded, blending natural timber and brick textures into a lush green forest backdrop.
- Environmental context
- A sloping rural or suburban site surrounded by mature deciduous trees and manicured lawns.
- Spatial experience
- The building engages directly with the slope, creating upper-level terraces connected to grade and a protected lower garden patio nestled into the earth.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal continuity of floor-to-ceiling glass and vertical timber battens contrasting against the solid brick base.
- Style reading
- Contemporary rural residential architecture
- Program
- Single-family residential home
- Perspective
- Aerial/Site
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- timber, glass, brick, steel
- Visual identifiers
- timber-cladding, gabled-roof, sloping-site, cantilevered-volume, brick-base
- Style tags
- contemporary, vernacular-modern, minimalist
- Visual tags
- residential, timber, sloping-site, contemporary-vernacular, landscape-integrated
- Geometry
- An L-shaped or angled massing that steps down with the sloping terrain, combining a continuous gabled upper timber volume over a recessed lower masonry level.
- Facade system
- Vertical timber board cladding wrapping walls and roof planes seamlessly, combined with extensive glass sliding panels and a lower-level brick cavity wall.
- Structural guess
- Steel or timber frame upper pavilion set above lower concrete and masonry retaining walls.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale, set into a graded hillside with expansive horizontal runs of glazing.
- Lighting
- Bright natural daylight with clear sunny conditions casting crisp soft shadows across the facade and landscaped foreground.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and grounded, blending natural timber and brick textures into a lush green forest backdrop.
- Environmental context
- A sloping rural or suburban site surrounded by mature deciduous trees and manicured lawns.
- Spatial experience
- The building engages directly with the slope, creating upper-level terraces connected to grade and a protected lower garden patio nestled into the earth.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal continuity of floor-to-ceiling glass and vertical timber battens contrasting against the solid brick base.
- Style reading
- Contemporary rural residential architecture
- Program
- Single-family residential home
- Perspective
- Aerial/Site
- Discipline
- architecture