Kitty Lane
A contemporary single-story residential courtyard precedent combining vertical timber cladding, gabled metal roofs, and large expanses of sliding glass.
- What we like about this project
- Integrated green wall trellises mounted directly onto the solid timber facade section.
Materials
- timber
- glass
- metal
- stone
- stucco
Visual identifiers
- timber-cladding
- gabled-roof
- sliding-glass-doors
- courtyard-lawn
Style tags
- contemporary
- vernacular
- residential
Visual tags
- residential
- single-story
- courtyard
- outdoor-terrace
- contemporary-vernacular
- Geometry
- Low-slung L-shaped single-story residential volume featuring gabled roof forms and flush timber-clad facades framing a central lawn and terrace.
- Facade system
- Vertical timber board cladding with large floor-to-ceiling sliding glass units.
- Structural guess
- Wood-frame construction with post-and-beam elements supporting a gabled roof.
- Spatial scale
- Human-scaled single-story residential architecture.
- Lighting
- Soft, overcast daylight casting gentle shadows across the lawn and building facade.
- Atmosphere
- Serene, private, and grounded in a landscaped residential setting.
- Environmental context
- Suburban or rural plot surrounded by mature deciduous and evergreen trees.
- Spatial experience
- The approach leads along a formal paved walkway lined with potted planters, opening onto a private rear courtyard and outdoor dining terrace.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal timber siding aligned with vertical structural bays, balanced by a strong diagonal walkway leading into the frame.
- Style reading
- Contemporary vernacular residential
- Program
- Single-family residence
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- timber, glass, metal, stone, stucco
- Visual identifiers
- timber-cladding, gabled-roof, sliding-glass-doors, courtyard-lawn
- Style tags
- contemporary, vernacular, residential
- Visual tags
- residential, single-story, courtyard, outdoor-terrace, contemporary-vernacular
- Geometry
- Low-slung L-shaped single-story residential volume featuring gabled roof forms and flush timber-clad facades framing a central lawn and terrace.
- Facade system
- Vertical timber board cladding with large floor-to-ceiling sliding glass units.
- Structural guess
- Wood-frame construction with post-and-beam elements supporting a gabled roof.
- Spatial scale
- Human-scaled single-story residential architecture.
- Lighting
- Soft, overcast daylight casting gentle shadows across the lawn and building facade.
- Atmosphere
- Serene, private, and grounded in a landscaped residential setting.
- Environmental context
- Suburban or rural plot surrounded by mature deciduous and evergreen trees.
- Spatial experience
- The approach leads along a formal paved walkway lined with potted planters, opening onto a private rear courtyard and outdoor dining terrace.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal timber siding aligned with vertical structural bays, balanced by a strong diagonal walkway leading into the frame.
- Style reading
- Contemporary vernacular residential
- Program
- Single-family residence
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture