Exterior perspective of a two-story modern house clad in red terracotta
A contemporary residential precedent showcasing the integration of textured red terracotta tile cladding with dark timber and transparent floor-to-ceiling corner glazing.
- What we like about this project
- Tree shadow cast precisely on the upper facade reads almost like a dark graphic inlay against the warm terracotta panels.
Materials
- terracotta-tile
- timber
- glass
- aluminum
- concrete
Visual identifiers
- red-terracotta-tiles
- corner-glazing
- dark-timber-cladding
- cantilevered-upper-volume
Style tags
- contemporary
- modern
- material-driven
Visual tags
- residential
- modern-vernacular
- indoor-outdoor
- terracotta
- glazed-corner
- Geometry
- Rectangular stacked volumes with a cantilevered upper floor, corner-glazed ground level, and deep window reveals.
- Facade system
- Terracotta rainscreen cladding over upper volume, dark vertical wood slats and floor-to-ceiling aluminum-framed glazing below.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame or reinforced concrete slab supporting a cantilevered upper story.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale, intimate domestic footprint with human-height glazing.
- Lighting
- Direct warm sunlight from the upper-right casting crisp shadows and tree branch patterns across the upper red tile facade.
- Atmosphere
- Warm, earthy, and grounded, blending rich natural cladding materials with sunlit garden greenery.
- Environmental context
- Suburban garden setting with mature trees and ornamental grasses framing the foreground and edges.
- Spatial experience
- The building sits firmly within dense perimeter planting, transitioning from enclosed heavy masonry massing on the upper level to completely open, transparent living spaces on the ground floor.
- Composition rhythm
- Asymmetrical composition balancing heavy terracotta blocks with light horizontal and vertical glass panes.
- Style reading
- Contemporary regional modernism
- Program
- Single-family residential home
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- terracotta-tile, timber, glass, aluminum, concrete
- Visual identifiers
- red-terracotta-tiles, corner-glazing, dark-timber-cladding, cantilevered-upper-volume
- Style tags
- contemporary, modern, material-driven
- Visual tags
- residential, modern-vernacular, indoor-outdoor, terracotta, glazed-corner
- Geometry
- Rectangular stacked volumes with a cantilevered upper floor, corner-glazed ground level, and deep window reveals.
- Facade system
- Terracotta rainscreen cladding over upper volume, dark vertical wood slats and floor-to-ceiling aluminum-framed glazing below.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame or reinforced concrete slab supporting a cantilevered upper story.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale, intimate domestic footprint with human-height glazing.
- Lighting
- Direct warm sunlight from the upper-right casting crisp shadows and tree branch patterns across the upper red tile facade.
- Atmosphere
- Warm, earthy, and grounded, blending rich natural cladding materials with sunlit garden greenery.
- Environmental context
- Suburban garden setting with mature trees and ornamental grasses framing the foreground and edges.
- Spatial experience
- The building sits firmly within dense perimeter planting, transitioning from enclosed heavy masonry massing on the upper level to completely open, transparent living spaces on the ground floor.
- Composition rhythm
- Asymmetrical composition balancing heavy terracotta blocks with light horizontal and vertical glass panes.
- Style reading
- Contemporary regional modernism
- Program
- Single-family residential home
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture