Heron Way — Burgess Architects
An aerial precedent for a contemporary suburban home utilizing continuous red tile cladding across walls and roof, integrated with rooftop solar panels.
- What we like about this project
- The roof tiles wrap continuously down the upper story walls, creating a monolithic shingle effect.
Materials
- clay-tile
- glass
- timber
- metal
Visual identifiers
- tile-cladding
- solar-panels
- pitched-roof
- suburban-house
Style tags
- contemporary
- vernacular
- residential
Visual tags
- residential
- solar-integrated
- pitched-roof
- suburban
- red-tile
- Geometry
- Detached pitched-roof volume with fully tile-clad upper story and roof, featuring integrated solar panels and large lower-level glazing.
- Facade system
- Monolithic tile cladding with large lower-level sliding glass doors.
- Structural guess
- Timber frame construction with masonry ground floor elements.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale, fitting comfortably into a suburban context.
- Lighting
- Bright midday sun casting clear, sharp shadows across the roofscape and lawn.
- Atmosphere
- Quiet, sunlit suburban domestic setting.
- Environmental context
- Suburban neighborhood context with mature trees, garden fencing, and neighboring residential properties.
- Spatial experience
- The house sits within a landscaped suburban garden, connecting private interior living spaces directly to the rear lawn.
- Composition rhythm
- Asymmetric fenestration balanced by uniform tile textures and flush solar panel arrays.
- Style reading
- Contemporary vernacular residential
- Program
- Single-family detached residence
- Perspective
- Aerial/Site
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- clay-tile, glass, timber, metal
- Visual identifiers
- tile-cladding, solar-panels, pitched-roof, suburban-house
- Style tags
- contemporary, vernacular, residential
- Visual tags
- residential, solar-integrated, pitched-roof, suburban, red-tile
- Geometry
- Detached pitched-roof volume with fully tile-clad upper story and roof, featuring integrated solar panels and large lower-level glazing.
- Facade system
- Monolithic tile cladding with large lower-level sliding glass doors.
- Structural guess
- Timber frame construction with masonry ground floor elements.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale, fitting comfortably into a suburban context.
- Lighting
- Bright midday sun casting clear, sharp shadows across the roofscape and lawn.
- Atmosphere
- Quiet, sunlit suburban domestic setting.
- Environmental context
- Suburban neighborhood context with mature trees, garden fencing, and neighboring residential properties.
- Spatial experience
- The house sits within a landscaped suburban garden, connecting private interior living spaces directly to the rear lawn.
- Composition rhythm
- Asymmetric fenestration balanced by uniform tile textures and flush solar panel arrays.
- Style reading
- Contemporary vernacular residential
- Program
- Single-family detached residence
- Perspective
- Aerial/Site
- Discipline
- architecture