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An exterior residential precedent demonstrating the material contrast between a heavy random-rubble stone base and a warm upper stucco wall with an arched loggia.
- What we like about this project
- Detailed stone quoining outlining the large lower multi-pane window opening.
Materials
- stone
- stucco
- glass
- metal
Visual identifiers
- stone-base
- stucco-facade
- arched-arcade
- multi-pane-windows
Style tags
- traditional
- vernacular
- residential
Visual tags
- residential
- stone-masonry
- stucco
- traditional-vernacular
- porch
- Geometry
- Asymmetrical two-story massing featuring a heavy battered or stepped random-rubble stone base, an upper stucco volume, and a recessed colonnaded porch on the right wing.
- Facade system
- Combination load-bearing random-rubble stone veneer base and exterior insulation and finish system (EIFS) or stucco over framing.
- Structural guess
- Load-bearing masonry base with wood or steel frame upper structure.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale with human-height multi-pane windows and lower arcade openings.
- Lighting
- Bright direct daylight casting crisp shadows from overhangs and window reveals against a clear blue sky.
- Atmosphere
- Warm, sunny, and established domestic character.
- Environmental context
- Suburban lawn and mature trees framing the residential building facade.
- Spatial experience
- The composition transitions from a grounded, massive stone plinth at the lower level to lighter stucco surfaces and open loggia bays above.
- Composition rhythm
- Rhythmic repetition of arched openings on the upper terrace balanced by the solid stone mass on the left.
- Style reading
- Traditional vernacular revival architecture
- Program
- Single-family residence
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- stone, stucco, glass, metal
- Visual identifiers
- stone-base, stucco-facade, arched-arcade, multi-pane-windows
- Style tags
- traditional, vernacular, residential
- Visual tags
- residential, stone-masonry, stucco, traditional-vernacular, porch
- Geometry
- Asymmetrical two-story massing featuring a heavy battered or stepped random-rubble stone base, an upper stucco volume, and a recessed colonnaded porch on the right wing.
- Facade system
- Combination load-bearing random-rubble stone veneer base and exterior insulation and finish system (EIFS) or stucco over framing.
- Structural guess
- Load-bearing masonry base with wood or steel frame upper structure.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale with human-height multi-pane windows and lower arcade openings.
- Lighting
- Bright direct daylight casting crisp shadows from overhangs and window reveals against a clear blue sky.
- Atmosphere
- Warm, sunny, and established domestic character.
- Environmental context
- Suburban lawn and mature trees framing the residential building facade.
- Spatial experience
- The composition transitions from a grounded, massive stone plinth at the lower level to lighter stucco surfaces and open loggia bays above.
- Composition rhythm
- Rhythmic repetition of arched openings on the upper terrace balanced by the solid stone mass on the left.
- Style reading
- Traditional vernacular revival architecture
- Program
- Single-family residence
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture