The Treehouse at Spruce Peak
An exterior facade precedent showing how vertical timber fins and contrasting dark siding can articulate a large multi-story mountain resort building.
- What we like about this project
- Projecting timber fins extend upward past the roofline like abstracted tree branches.
Materials
- wood-siding
- timber
- glass
- metal
Visual identifiers
- timber-fins
- dark-siding
- vertical-glazing
- resort-architecture
Style tags
- contemporary
- alpine
- timber-clad
Visual tags
- mountain-architecture
- timber-accents
- facade-rhythm
- resort-residential
- Geometry
- Multi-story residential massing stepping down a slope, punctuated by vertical timber frame extensions and recessed balconies.
- Facade system
- Rain-screen wood siding with expressed structural timber fins and large multi-pane aluminum windows.
- Structural guess
- Mass timber or heavy timber frame construction with podium base.
- Spatial scale
- Large multi-story resort residential scale, viewed from an elevated perspective.
- Lighting
- Bright midday sunlight casting distinct shadows from the projecting timber fins across the dark siding.
- Atmosphere
- Bright, crisp mountain atmosphere emphasizing natural timber tones against lush greenery.
- Environmental context
- Mountain resort setting with dense surrounding forest, ski slopes, and a curving access road.
- Spatial experience
- The building facade presents a rhythmic layering of vertical wood elements and deep window bays that frame expansive mountain views.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating vertical bays articulated by external timber columns and horizontal balcony banding.
- Style reading
- Contemporary alpine resort architecture
- Program
- Resort residential apartments
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- wood-siding, timber, glass, metal
- Visual identifiers
- timber-fins, dark-siding, vertical-glazing, resort-architecture
- Style tags
- contemporary, alpine, timber-clad
- Visual tags
- mountain-architecture, timber-accents, facade-rhythm, resort-residential
- Geometry
- Multi-story residential massing stepping down a slope, punctuated by vertical timber frame extensions and recessed balconies.
- Facade system
- Rain-screen wood siding with expressed structural timber fins and large multi-pane aluminum windows.
- Structural guess
- Mass timber or heavy timber frame construction with podium base.
- Spatial scale
- Large multi-story resort residential scale, viewed from an elevated perspective.
- Lighting
- Bright midday sunlight casting distinct shadows from the projecting timber fins across the dark siding.
- Atmosphere
- Bright, crisp mountain atmosphere emphasizing natural timber tones against lush greenery.
- Environmental context
- Mountain resort setting with dense surrounding forest, ski slopes, and a curving access road.
- Spatial experience
- The building facade presents a rhythmic layering of vertical wood elements and deep window bays that frame expansive mountain views.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating vertical bays articulated by external timber columns and horizontal balcony banding.
- Style reading
- Contemporary alpine resort architecture
- Program
- Resort residential apartments
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture