Friars Nursery
An exterior facade precedent for single-story community buildings utilizing warm timber cladding and a sheltered perimeter colonnade.
- What we like about this project
- The deep porch overhang significantly extends the active threshold space beyond the interior walls.
Materials
- timber
- steel
- metal-roofing
Visual identifiers
- timber-cladding
- deep-overhang
- steel-columns
- covered-walkway
Style tags
- contemporary
- pragmatic
- timber-clad
Visual tags
- community
- single-story
- timber
- educational
- suburban
- Geometry
- Low-slung single-story rectangular volume featuring a deep overhang supported by thin steel columns forming a covered colonnade.
- Facade system
- Vertical timber board cladding with inset window openings and deep roof fascia.
- Structural guess
- Timber frame structure with slender steel columns supporting the cantilevered roof overhang.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story human scale, optimized for children and community use.
- Lighting
- Diffused overcast daylight casting soft shadows beneath the deep eave overhang.
- Atmosphere
- Welcoming, calm, and grounded in natural materials.
- Environmental context
- Suburban street edge with a paved courtyard and perimeter landscaping.
- Spatial experience
- Approaching from the street level, the deep porch provides a protected transitional zone before entering the facility.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating thin steel columns create a steady horizontal rhythm along the covered walkway.
- Style reading
- Contemporary pragmatic community architecture
- Program
- Nursery or community center
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- timber, steel, metal-roofing
- Visual identifiers
- timber-cladding, deep-overhang, steel-columns, covered-walkway
- Style tags
- contemporary, pragmatic, timber-clad
- Visual tags
- community, single-story, timber, educational, suburban
- Geometry
- Low-slung single-story rectangular volume featuring a deep overhang supported by thin steel columns forming a covered colonnade.
- Facade system
- Vertical timber board cladding with inset window openings and deep roof fascia.
- Structural guess
- Timber frame structure with slender steel columns supporting the cantilevered roof overhang.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story human scale, optimized for children and community use.
- Lighting
- Diffused overcast daylight casting soft shadows beneath the deep eave overhang.
- Atmosphere
- Welcoming, calm, and grounded in natural materials.
- Environmental context
- Suburban street edge with a paved courtyard and perimeter landscaping.
- Spatial experience
- Approaching from the street level, the deep porch provides a protected transitional zone before entering the facility.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating thin steel columns create a steady horizontal rhythm along the covered walkway.
- Style reading
- Contemporary pragmatic community architecture
- Program
- Nursery or community center
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture