Winchendon Home
An exterior precedent by Geddis Architects showcasing heavy stacked-stone masses paired with warm wood siding and dynamic gabled roof forms in a natural landscape setting.
- What we like about this project
- A delicate, curved wood-and-metal canopy hovers directly above the heavy solid wood double doors, softening the transition from stone to entry.
Materials
- stone
- wood
- glass
- asphalt-shingle
Visual identifiers
- stacked-stone-walls
- gabled-roofline
- wooden-entry
- clerestory-tower
Style tags
- vernacular
- contemporary
- rustic
Visual tags
- residential
- vernacular-modern
- stone-cladding
- rural
- gable-roof
- Geometry
- Asymmetrical gabled volumes with stone-clad exterior massing, punctuated by a central wood-framed entrance and a prominent multi-pane clerestory tower.
- Facade system
- Random-rubble stone masonry walls combined with wood shingle siding and heavy timber framing elements.
- Structural guess
- Wood frame construction with stone veneer bearing walls and exposed timber rafters.
- Spatial scale
- One-and-a-half-story residential scale featuring low-slung eaves stepping up to a taller central monitor roof.
- Lighting
- Direct late-afternoon sunlight catching the stacked stone texture, with deep overhangs casting soft shadows.
- Atmosphere
- Warm, grounded, and welcoming, blending robust masonry with friendly timber detailing.
- Environmental context
- Rural or suburban greenfield site surrounded by mature deciduous and evergreen trees and manicured lawns.
- Spatial experience
- Approached via a curving paved path through a verdant lawn, leading directly to a protected, human-scaled wooden double-door entry.
- Composition rhythm
- Asymmetrical massing balanced by the central focal point of the main entrance and vertical clerestory windows above.
- Style reading
- Contemporary regional vernacular
- Program
- Residential home or community lodge
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- stone, wood, glass, asphalt-shingle
- Visual identifiers
- stacked-stone-walls, gabled-roofline, wooden-entry, clerestory-tower
- Style tags
- vernacular, contemporary, rustic
- Visual tags
- residential, vernacular-modern, stone-cladding, rural, gable-roof
- Geometry
- Asymmetrical gabled volumes with stone-clad exterior massing, punctuated by a central wood-framed entrance and a prominent multi-pane clerestory tower.
- Facade system
- Random-rubble stone masonry walls combined with wood shingle siding and heavy timber framing elements.
- Structural guess
- Wood frame construction with stone veneer bearing walls and exposed timber rafters.
- Spatial scale
- One-and-a-half-story residential scale featuring low-slung eaves stepping up to a taller central monitor roof.
- Lighting
- Direct late-afternoon sunlight catching the stacked stone texture, with deep overhangs casting soft shadows.
- Atmosphere
- Warm, grounded, and welcoming, blending robust masonry with friendly timber detailing.
- Environmental context
- Rural or suburban greenfield site surrounded by mature deciduous and evergreen trees and manicured lawns.
- Spatial experience
- Approached via a curving paved path through a verdant lawn, leading directly to a protected, human-scaled wooden double-door entry.
- Composition rhythm
- Asymmetrical massing balanced by the central focal point of the main entrance and vertical clerestory windows above.
- Style reading
- Contemporary regional vernacular
- Program
- Residential home or community lodge
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture