Orchard House
An exterior residential precedent demonstrating clean vertical timber detailing, stacked square windows, and a sheltered stone terrace by Beasley Dickson Architects.
- What we like about this project
- A cantilevered wooden bench seamlessly integrated beneath the ground-floor window cutout.
Materials
- timber
- stone
- glass
- metal
Visual identifiers
- vertical-timber-cladding
- stacked-picture-windows
- overhanging-eaves
- stone-patio
Style tags
- contemporary
- modernist
- regional
Visual tags
- residential
- timber-cladding
- indoor-outdoor
- natural-light
- suburban
- Geometry
- Asymmetric two-story volume articulated with vertical timber boards and stacked square picture windows facing a paved terrace.
- Facade system
- Vertical timber board rainscreen cladding with flush picture windows and deep timber reveals.
- Structural guess
- Timber frame construction with hidden structural supports.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale; patio and entrance provide a comfortable human-sized threshold.
- Lighting
- Bright midday sun casting crisp shadows from the roof overhang and downspout across the timber facade.
- Atmosphere
- Warm, calm residential atmosphere grounded in natural wood tones and bright daylight.
- Environmental context
- Suburban garden setting with mature trees and a manicured lawn adjacent to a stone patio.
- Spatial experience
- The approach steps up from stone paving onto an intimate terrace sheltered by overhanging eaves, bridging interior life with garden views.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical board-and-batten rhythm punctuated by horizontal floor-line reveals and aligned square window openings.
- Style reading
- Contemporary regional modernist residential architecture
- Program
- Residential single-family home
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- timber, stone, glass, metal
- Visual identifiers
- vertical-timber-cladding, stacked-picture-windows, overhanging-eaves, stone-patio
- Style tags
- contemporary, modernist, regional
- Visual tags
- residential, timber-cladding, indoor-outdoor, natural-light, suburban
- Geometry
- Asymmetric two-story volume articulated with vertical timber boards and stacked square picture windows facing a paved terrace.
- Facade system
- Vertical timber board rainscreen cladding with flush picture windows and deep timber reveals.
- Structural guess
- Timber frame construction with hidden structural supports.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale; patio and entrance provide a comfortable human-sized threshold.
- Lighting
- Bright midday sun casting crisp shadows from the roof overhang and downspout across the timber facade.
- Atmosphere
- Warm, calm residential atmosphere grounded in natural wood tones and bright daylight.
- Environmental context
- Suburban garden setting with mature trees and a manicured lawn adjacent to a stone patio.
- Spatial experience
- The approach steps up from stone paving onto an intimate terrace sheltered by overhanging eaves, bridging interior life with garden views.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical board-and-batten rhythm punctuated by horizontal floor-line reveals and aligned square window openings.
- Style reading
- Contemporary regional modernist residential architecture
- Program
- Residential single-family home
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture