Exterior facade of a white modernist residence with curved masonry and
An exterior facade precedent showcasing Streamline Moderne elements, including curved painted masonry, horizontal corner windows, and cantilevered roof planes.
- What we like about this project
- The upper volume dramatically projects outward over the recessed curved ground floor window band.
Materials
- stucco
- painted-brick
- glass
- concrete
Visual identifiers
- curved-masonry
- cantilevered-roof
- horizontal-banding
- white-stucco
Style tags
- modernist
- streamline-moderne
- residential
Visual tags
- modernist
- residential
- streamline-moderne
- curved-wall
- cantilever
- Geometry
- Low-slung asymmetrical massing featuring a prominent curved ground-level wall, cantilevered upper roof planes, and horizontal banding.
- Facade system
- Painted brick and stucco walls with recessed clerestory glass block or ribbon windows and deep horizontal reveals.
- Structural guess
- Masonry bearing walls at the ground level supporting cantilevered floor and roof plates.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale, intimate yet horizontal in proportion.
- Lighting
- Soft daylight under a partly cloudy sky, casting gentle shadows beneath the deep overhanging roof eaves.
- Atmosphere
- Calm, clean, and optimistic mid-century aesthetic framed by rich greenery.
- Environmental context
- Suburban residential street setting with mature deciduous and evergreen trees framing the front yard.
- Spatial experience
- The building sits back from the sidewalk behind a manicured lawn, its curved corner drawing the eye smoothly around the street-facing edge.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal bands of solid parapet and ribbon glass contrast with the vertical trunks of surrounding trees.
- Style reading
- Modernist residential architecture with Streamline Moderne influences
- Program
- Single-family residence
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- stucco, painted-brick, glass, concrete
- Visual identifiers
- curved-masonry, cantilevered-roof, horizontal-banding, white-stucco
- Style tags
- modernist, streamline-moderne, residential
- Visual tags
- modernist, residential, streamline-moderne, curved-wall, cantilever
- Geometry
- Low-slung asymmetrical massing featuring a prominent curved ground-level wall, cantilevered upper roof planes, and horizontal banding.
- Facade system
- Painted brick and stucco walls with recessed clerestory glass block or ribbon windows and deep horizontal reveals.
- Structural guess
- Masonry bearing walls at the ground level supporting cantilevered floor and roof plates.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale, intimate yet horizontal in proportion.
- Lighting
- Soft daylight under a partly cloudy sky, casting gentle shadows beneath the deep overhanging roof eaves.
- Atmosphere
- Calm, clean, and optimistic mid-century aesthetic framed by rich greenery.
- Environmental context
- Suburban residential street setting with mature deciduous and evergreen trees framing the front yard.
- Spatial experience
- The building sits back from the sidewalk behind a manicured lawn, its curved corner drawing the eye smoothly around the street-facing edge.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal bands of solid parapet and ribbon glass contrast with the vertical trunks of surrounding trees.
- Style reading
- Modernist residential architecture with Streamline Moderne influences
- Program
- Single-family residence
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture