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Curtis + Ginsberg Architects LLP

Based in New York, Curtis + Ginsberg Architects LLP defines community and residential spaces through the preservation of historic masonry features alongside integrated timber assemblies and stepped communal seating. This portfolio serves as a precise reference when detailing multi-family common areas that incorporate stepped interior circulation or repurpose historic exterior walls as room partitions.

Woodstock Residence exterior facade featuring timber cladding, raised deck, and lattice skirting by Curtis + Ginsberg Architects.

Woodstock Residence

A residential exterior precedent showcasing vertical timber siding, a gabled roofline, and an elevated deck with lattice skirting nestled in a wooded landscape.

What we like about this project
Wood lattice skirting completely encloses the under-deck space, creating a textured textural base.

Materials

  • timber
  • wood
  • glass
  • shingle

Visual identifiers

  • timber-cladding
  • raised-deck
  • lattice-skirting
  • gabled-roof

Style tags

  • vernacular
  • rustic
  • contemporary
  • timber-frame

Visual tags

  • residential
  • timber
  • rural
  • elevated-deck
  • natural-light
Geometry
Symmetric single-story gabled volume set upon a raised, elevated platform base wrapped in wooden lattice screening.
Facade system
Vertical tongue-and-groove timber board cladding with punched rectangular and bay windows.
Structural guess
Timber frame construction on raised posts and piers.
Spatial scale
Intimate residential scale, approximately two stories total including the elevated deck substructure.
Lighting
Direct warm daylight casting soft shadows through surrounding mature deciduous trees.
Atmosphere
Calm, rustic, and integrated seamlessly into the surrounding natural greenery.
Environmental context
Lush rural or suburban site surrounded by dense greenery, tall trees, and grassy lawn.
Spatial experience
Approached across a sloping lawn, the structure presents an elevated main living level accessed by a prominent exterior stair.
Composition rhythm
Vertical wood siding boards and railing balusters balanced by the horizontal line of the elevated deck.
Style reading
Contemporary regional vernacular
Program
Single-family residence
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
timber, wood, glass, shingle
Visual identifiers
timber-cladding, raised-deck, lattice-skirting, gabled-roof
Style tags
vernacular, rustic, contemporary, timber-frame
Visual tags
residential, timber, rural, elevated-deck, natural-light
Geometry
Symmetric single-story gabled volume set upon a raised, elevated platform base wrapped in wooden lattice screening.
Facade system
Vertical tongue-and-groove timber board cladding with punched rectangular and bay windows.
Structural guess
Timber frame construction on raised posts and piers.
Spatial scale
Intimate residential scale, approximately two stories total including the elevated deck substructure.
Lighting
Direct warm daylight casting soft shadows through surrounding mature deciduous trees.
Atmosphere
Calm, rustic, and integrated seamlessly into the surrounding natural greenery.
Environmental context
Lush rural or suburban site surrounded by dense greenery, tall trees, and grassy lawn.
Spatial experience
Approached across a sloping lawn, the structure presents an elevated main living level accessed by a prominent exterior stair.
Composition rhythm
Vertical wood siding boards and railing balusters balanced by the horizontal line of the elevated deck.
Style reading
Contemporary regional vernacular
Program
Single-family residence
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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Woodstock Residence exterior facade featuring timber cladding, raised deck, and lattice skirting by Curtis + Ginsberg Architects.

Woodstock Residence

A residential exterior precedent showcasing vertical timber siding, a gabled roofline, and an elevated deck with lattice skirting nestled in a wooded landscape.

What we like about this project
Wood lattice skirting completely encloses the under-deck space, creating a textured textural base.

Materials

  • timber
  • wood
  • glass
  • shingle

Visual identifiers

  • timber-cladding
  • raised-deck
  • lattice-skirting
  • gabled-roof

Style tags

  • vernacular
  • rustic
  • contemporary
  • timber-frame

Visual tags

  • residential
  • timber
  • rural
  • elevated-deck
  • natural-light
Geometry
Symmetric single-story gabled volume set upon a raised, elevated platform base wrapped in wooden lattice screening.
Facade system
Vertical tongue-and-groove timber board cladding with punched rectangular and bay windows.
Structural guess
Timber frame construction on raised posts and piers.
Spatial scale
Intimate residential scale, approximately two stories total including the elevated deck substructure.
Lighting
Direct warm daylight casting soft shadows through surrounding mature deciduous trees.
Atmosphere
Calm, rustic, and integrated seamlessly into the surrounding natural greenery.
Environmental context
Lush rural or suburban site surrounded by dense greenery, tall trees, and grassy lawn.
Spatial experience
Approached across a sloping lawn, the structure presents an elevated main living level accessed by a prominent exterior stair.
Composition rhythm
Vertical wood siding boards and railing balusters balanced by the horizontal line of the elevated deck.
Style reading
Contemporary regional vernacular
Program
Single-family residence
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
timber, wood, glass, shingle
Visual identifiers
timber-cladding, raised-deck, lattice-skirting, gabled-roof
Style tags
vernacular, rustic, contemporary, timber-frame
Visual tags
residential, timber, rural, elevated-deck, natural-light
Geometry
Symmetric single-story gabled volume set upon a raised, elevated platform base wrapped in wooden lattice screening.
Facade system
Vertical tongue-and-groove timber board cladding with punched rectangular and bay windows.
Structural guess
Timber frame construction on raised posts and piers.
Spatial scale
Intimate residential scale, approximately two stories total including the elevated deck substructure.
Lighting
Direct warm daylight casting soft shadows through surrounding mature deciduous trees.
Atmosphere
Calm, rustic, and integrated seamlessly into the surrounding natural greenery.
Environmental context
Lush rural or suburban site surrounded by dense greenery, tall trees, and grassy lawn.
Spatial experience
Approached across a sloping lawn, the structure presents an elevated main living level accessed by a prominent exterior stair.
Composition rhythm
Vertical wood siding boards and railing balusters balanced by the horizontal line of the elevated deck.
Style reading
Contemporary regional vernacular
Program
Single-family residence
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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