The Ryde – Deep Retrofit of a family home
A deep-retrofit residential facade precedent combining traditional pitched massing with contemporary timber cladding and integrated solar roof panels.
- What we like about this project
- Large photovoltaic array integrated seamlessly onto the steep upper roof slope.
Materials
- timber
- metal
- glass
- photovoltaic-panels
- slate-or-tile
Visual identifiers
- timber-cladding
- pitched-roof
- solar-panels
- garden-elevation
Style tags
- contemporary
- sustainable
- timber-detailing
- retrofit
Visual tags
- deep-retrofit
- sustainable
- residential
- timber-extension
- suburban
- Geometry
- Symmetrical traditional pitched roof volume intersected by a contemporary timber-clad ground-floor extension with flat roof terrace.
- Facade system
- Vertical timber batten cladding over ground extension, dark metal panels at upper floor, and shingled pitched roof.
- Structural guess
- Load-bearing masonry or timber frame with lightweight external additions.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale, comfortable domestic proportion relative to garden and human figures.
- Lighting
- Soft overcast daylight with balanced illumination across the facade and a gentle highlight on roof solar panels.
- Atmosphere
- Calm, established suburban domesticity paired with modern ecological interventions.
- Environmental context
- Suburban residential garden setting flanked by neighboring brick houses and mature trees.
- Spatial experience
- Approaching from the rear garden, the house transitions from a green lawn to a textured timber ground volume and dark metal upper level.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical timber board alignment contrasts against horizontal rooflines and large glazed openings.
- Style reading
- Contemporary sustainable residential retrofit
- Program
- Single-family detached home retrofit
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- timber, metal, glass, photovoltaic-panels, slate-or-tile
- Visual identifiers
- timber-cladding, pitched-roof, solar-panels, garden-elevation
- Style tags
- contemporary, sustainable, timber-detailing, retrofit
- Visual tags
- deep-retrofit, sustainable, residential, timber-extension, suburban
- Geometry
- Symmetrical traditional pitched roof volume intersected by a contemporary timber-clad ground-floor extension with flat roof terrace.
- Facade system
- Vertical timber batten cladding over ground extension, dark metal panels at upper floor, and shingled pitched roof.
- Structural guess
- Load-bearing masonry or timber frame with lightweight external additions.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale, comfortable domestic proportion relative to garden and human figures.
- Lighting
- Soft overcast daylight with balanced illumination across the facade and a gentle highlight on roof solar panels.
- Atmosphere
- Calm, established suburban domesticity paired with modern ecological interventions.
- Environmental context
- Suburban residential garden setting flanked by neighboring brick houses and mature trees.
- Spatial experience
- Approaching from the rear garden, the house transitions from a green lawn to a textured timber ground volume and dark metal upper level.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical timber board alignment contrasts against horizontal rooflines and large glazed openings.
- Style reading
- Contemporary sustainable residential retrofit
- Program
- Single-family detached home retrofit
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture