Contemporary Hillside Oasis
A contemporary residential precedent demonstrating the articulation of massing through contrasting timber and white stucco volumes in a natural forest setting.
- What we like about this project
- The asymmetric projection of the upper timber volume cantilevered over a recessed outdoor terrace beneath.
Materials
- wood
- stucco
- glass
- concrete
Visual identifiers
- timber-cladding
- white-stucco
- interlocking-volumes
- forest-setting
- horizontal-massing
Style tags
- contemporary
- modern
- rustic-modern
- minimalist
Visual tags
- residential
- contemporary
- wood-facade
- nature-integration
- volumetric
- Geometry
- An asymmetrical composition of interlocking rectangular volumes stepped across a gentle slope, combining projecting timber-clad blocks with recessed white stucco planes.
- Facade system
- Combination of vertical wood slat rainscreen cladding and smooth white exterior plaster over framed walls with recessed large-format glazing.
- Structural guess
- Wood-frame construction with concrete foundation and shear walls.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale, integrating low horizontal rooflines with the surrounding landscape height.
- Lighting
- Bright, direct daylight casting sharp shadows from overhangs and highlighting the vertical grain of the timber cladding.
- Atmosphere
- Calm and integrated with nature, balancing warm tactile wood surfaces with clean modern geometry.
- Environmental context
- Rural woodland clearing surrounded by tall evergreen pine trees under a clear blue sky.
- Spatial experience
- Approached across an open clearing, the low-slung cascading volumes unfold sequentially with deep overhangs and framed openings orienting views toward the woods.
- Composition rhythm
- Rhythmic alternation of projecting vertical wood blocks and recessed white planes creating a staggered horizontal progression.
- Style reading
- Contemporary rustic-modern residential architecture
- Program
- Single-family rural residence
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- wood, stucco, glass, concrete
- Visual identifiers
- timber-cladding, white-stucco, interlocking-volumes, forest-setting, horizontal-massing
- Style tags
- contemporary, modern, rustic-modern, minimalist
- Visual tags
- residential, contemporary, wood-facade, nature-integration, volumetric
- Geometry
- An asymmetrical composition of interlocking rectangular volumes stepped across a gentle slope, combining projecting timber-clad blocks with recessed white stucco planes.
- Facade system
- Combination of vertical wood slat rainscreen cladding and smooth white exterior plaster over framed walls with recessed large-format glazing.
- Structural guess
- Wood-frame construction with concrete foundation and shear walls.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale, integrating low horizontal rooflines with the surrounding landscape height.
- Lighting
- Bright, direct daylight casting sharp shadows from overhangs and highlighting the vertical grain of the timber cladding.
- Atmosphere
- Calm and integrated with nature, balancing warm tactile wood surfaces with clean modern geometry.
- Environmental context
- Rural woodland clearing surrounded by tall evergreen pine trees under a clear blue sky.
- Spatial experience
- Approached across an open clearing, the low-slung cascading volumes unfold sequentially with deep overhangs and framed openings orienting views toward the woods.
- Composition rhythm
- Rhythmic alternation of projecting vertical wood blocks and recessed white planes creating a staggered horizontal progression.
- Style reading
- Contemporary rustic-modern residential architecture
- Program
- Single-family rural residence
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture