Villa-M
北京
Villa-M pairs monolithic concrete massing with an open glass pavilion, creating a dramatic interplay of heavy and light elements in a mountainous natural setting.
- What we like about this project
- A mature large tree pierces and frames the threshold between the solid concrete wing and the transparent pavilion.
Materials
- exposed-concrete
- glass
- steel
- timber
Visual identifiers
- cantilevered-pavilion
- exposed-concrete
- floor-to-ceiling-glass
- mature-trees
Style tags
- contemporary
- brutalist
- minimalist
Visual tags
- residential
- nature-integration
- indoor-outdoor
- concrete-architecture
- pavilion
- Geometry
- Asymmetric composition contrasting heavy vertical concrete fins and solid walls on the right with a light, horizontal cantilevered glass pavilion extending over the landscape on the left.
- Facade system
- Combination of structural board-formed concrete walls and full-height steel-framed glass curtain walls.
- Structural guess
- Concrete shear walls and piers combined with steel framing supporting the cantilevered slab.
- Spatial scale
- Single-family residential scale; low-slung horizontal profile anchored by large existing trees.
- Lighting
- Dusk or overcast ambient light with interior artificial lighting glowing warmly within the glazed pavilion.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and contemplative, balancing heavy structural mass with floating transparency under a mature tree canopy.
- Environmental context
- Mountainous rural or suburban edge setting surrounded by dense native forest and steep topography.
- Spatial experience
- Transition from enclosed, heavy stone or concrete massing into an open, floating pavilion framed by glazing and mature canopy trees.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical concrete fin rhythm on the right counterbalanced by uninterrupted horizontal planes on the left.
- Style reading
- Contemporary brutalist-inspired pavilion architecture
- Program
- Single-family residence living pavilion
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- exposed-concrete, glass, steel, timber
- Visual identifiers
- cantilevered-pavilion, exposed-concrete, floor-to-ceiling-glass, mature-trees
- Style tags
- contemporary, brutalist, minimalist
- Visual tags
- residential, nature-integration, indoor-outdoor, concrete-architecture, pavilion
- Geometry
- Asymmetric composition contrasting heavy vertical concrete fins and solid walls on the right with a light, horizontal cantilevered glass pavilion extending over the landscape on the left.
- Facade system
- Combination of structural board-formed concrete walls and full-height steel-framed glass curtain walls.
- Structural guess
- Concrete shear walls and piers combined with steel framing supporting the cantilevered slab.
- Spatial scale
- Single-family residential scale; low-slung horizontal profile anchored by large existing trees.
- Lighting
- Dusk or overcast ambient light with interior artificial lighting glowing warmly within the glazed pavilion.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and contemplative, balancing heavy structural mass with floating transparency under a mature tree canopy.
- Environmental context
- Mountainous rural or suburban edge setting surrounded by dense native forest and steep topography.
- Spatial experience
- Transition from enclosed, heavy stone or concrete massing into an open, floating pavilion framed by glazing and mature canopy trees.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical concrete fin rhythm on the right counterbalanced by uninterrupted horizontal planes on the left.
- Style reading
- Contemporary brutalist-inspired pavilion architecture
- Program
- Single-family residence living pavilion
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture