Assets
A contemporary residential entrance precedent demonstrating a rich material palette of stacked stone, dark wood, and steel pergolas framing a transparent glazed volume.
- What we like about this project
- A linear water feature runs parallel to the concrete walkway right up to the elevated entry threshold.
Materials
- stacked-stone
- timber
- glass
- steel
- concrete
Visual identifiers
- metal-pergola
- stacked-stone
- dark-wood-cladding
- glass-curtain-wall
- water-feature
Style tags
- contemporary
- modern-residential
- luxury
Visual tags
- modern-residential
- entry-sequence
- indoor-outdoor
- transparent-façade
- material-contrast
- Geometry
- Asymmetrical two-story composition featuring a prominent vertical stone chimney anchor, a projecting louvered pergola over the entry walk, and expansive floor-to-ceiling glass volumes on the right.
- Facade system
- Combination of stick-built glass curtain wall, horizontal timber rainscreen, and stacked stone masonry.
- Structural guess
- Steel and wood frame with concrete foundation and shear elements.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale with a wide entry porch and double-height glazed stair or living volume.
- Lighting
- Twilight or dusk ambient light, balancing warm interior illumination from recessed downlights and chandeliers with cool sky tones.
- Atmosphere
- Inviting, elegant, and warm against the cool evening sky.
- Environmental context
- Suburban residential setting with manicured lawn, young trees, and a low stone boundary wall.
- Spatial experience
- The approach uses a layered threshold of low concrete steps, overhead shading louvers, and a water feature channel leading toward a recessed, intimate front door.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal bands of wood siding and low steps contrasted against vertical stone piers and tall glass mullions.
- Style reading
- Contemporary luxury residential architecture
- Program
- Single-family luxury residence entry
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- stacked-stone, timber, glass, steel, concrete
- Visual identifiers
- metal-pergola, stacked-stone, dark-wood-cladding, glass-curtain-wall, water-feature
- Style tags
- contemporary, modern-residential, luxury
- Visual tags
- modern-residential, entry-sequence, indoor-outdoor, transparent-façade, material-contrast
- Geometry
- Asymmetrical two-story composition featuring a prominent vertical stone chimney anchor, a projecting louvered pergola over the entry walk, and expansive floor-to-ceiling glass volumes on the right.
- Facade system
- Combination of stick-built glass curtain wall, horizontal timber rainscreen, and stacked stone masonry.
- Structural guess
- Steel and wood frame with concrete foundation and shear elements.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale with a wide entry porch and double-height glazed stair or living volume.
- Lighting
- Twilight or dusk ambient light, balancing warm interior illumination from recessed downlights and chandeliers with cool sky tones.
- Atmosphere
- Inviting, elegant, and warm against the cool evening sky.
- Environmental context
- Suburban residential setting with manicured lawn, young trees, and a low stone boundary wall.
- Spatial experience
- The approach uses a layered threshold of low concrete steps, overhead shading louvers, and a water feature channel leading toward a recessed, intimate front door.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal bands of wood siding and low steps contrasted against vertical stone piers and tall glass mullions.
- Style reading
- Contemporary luxury residential architecture
- Program
- Single-family luxury residence entry
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture