HOLMBY HILLS RESIDENCE
An exterior threshold precedent by Backen & Backen demonstrating how a symmetrical steel-framed glass entry can be framed by natural landscape and mature trees to enhance indoor-outdoor spatial sequence.
- What we like about this project
- Planters integrated symmetrically into the threshold opening create an intermediate green layer.
Materials
- stone
- glass
- steel
- stucco
- wood
- plant-material
Visual identifiers
- steel-frame-glass-doors
- multi-stem-trees
- stone-courtyard
- symmetrical-entry
Style tags
- contemporary
- rustic-modern
- residential
Visual tags
- residential
- threshold
- indoor-outdoor
- landscape-integration
- courtyard
- Geometry
- Symmetrical approach framed by planted flanking beds and overhead tree canopy, terminating in a tall glazed threshold.
- Facade system
- Stucco wall finish with large custom steel-framed glazed double doors.
- Structural guess
- Post and beam construction with stuccoed wall panels.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story residential scale featuring oversized entry doors and tall ceiling volumes.
- Lighting
- Filtered, soft overhead daylight through leaves contrasting with bright interior illumination and warm fireplace glow.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and grounded, blending natural foliage and warm light.
- Environmental context
- Private residential courtyard with lush landscaping and mature multi-stem trees.
- Spatial experience
- Gated sequence moves from shaded garden pathway into the sunlit framed depth of the interior courtyard and fireplace.
- Composition rhythm
- Framed axial symmetry with balanced tree plantings and matching planters on either side of the entry.
- Style reading
- Contemporary rustic luxury residential
- Program
- Residential entryway and courtyard
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- stone, glass, steel, stucco, wood, plant-material
- Visual identifiers
- steel-frame-glass-doors, multi-stem-trees, stone-courtyard, symmetrical-entry
- Style tags
- contemporary, rustic-modern, residential
- Visual tags
- residential, threshold, indoor-outdoor, landscape-integration, courtyard
- Geometry
- Symmetrical approach framed by planted flanking beds and overhead tree canopy, terminating in a tall glazed threshold.
- Facade system
- Stucco wall finish with large custom steel-framed glazed double doors.
- Structural guess
- Post and beam construction with stuccoed wall panels.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story residential scale featuring oversized entry doors and tall ceiling volumes.
- Lighting
- Filtered, soft overhead daylight through leaves contrasting with bright interior illumination and warm fireplace glow.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and grounded, blending natural foliage and warm light.
- Environmental context
- Private residential courtyard with lush landscaping and mature multi-stem trees.
- Spatial experience
- Gated sequence moves from shaded garden pathway into the sunlit framed depth of the interior courtyard and fireplace.
- Composition rhythm
- Framed axial symmetry with balanced tree plantings and matching planters on either side of the entry.
- Style reading
- Contemporary rustic luxury residential
- Program
- Residential entryway and courtyard
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture