Lantern — Hatch + Mason
A residential interior precedent illustrating how a timber ladder, mezzanine loft, and double-height glazing connect living spaces directly to an exterior garden.
- What we like about this project
- The ladder sits unattached at a sharp angle directly on the timber floor planks.
Materials
- timber
- glass
- steel
- plaster
Visual identifiers
- mezzanine-loft
- timber-ladder
- double-height-glazing
- pendant-lighting
Style tags
- contemporary
- warm-minimal
- residential
- timber-accented
Visual tags
- residential-interior
- mezzanine
- warm-lighting
- indoor-outdoor
- timber-finishes
- Geometry
- Double-height main zone adjoins a lower mezzanine loft; a slanted timber ladder connects the lower wood floor to the upper rail.
- Facade system
- Large multi-pane glazed wall with operable sliding door opening to the garden terrace.
- Structural guess
- Steel beam supporting timber mezzanine floor framing.
- Spatial scale
- Human-scaled interior with a two-story volume under a sloping ceiling.
- Lighting
- Warm amber interior illumination from pendant fixtures mixes with daylight streaming in through the large glazed opening.
- Atmosphere
- Cozy, warm-toned sanctuary feel driven by amber lighting and natural wood textures.
- Environmental context
- Residential interior opening onto a green lawn and dense garden landscape.
- Spatial experience
- The eye moves from the warm foreground table into a double-height volume that opens horizontally through large sliding glass directly to a lush garden.
- Composition rhythm
- Diagonal timber ladder and sloped ceiling counterpoint the vertical window mullions and vertical pendant cords.
- Style reading
- Warm contemporary rustic-modern interior
- Program
- Residential living and kitchen loft space
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- interior
- Materials
- timber, glass, steel, plaster
- Visual identifiers
- mezzanine-loft, timber-ladder, double-height-glazing, pendant-lighting
- Style tags
- contemporary, warm-minimal, residential, timber-accented
- Visual tags
- residential-interior, mezzanine, warm-lighting, indoor-outdoor, timber-finishes
- Geometry
- Double-height main zone adjoins a lower mezzanine loft; a slanted timber ladder connects the lower wood floor to the upper rail.
- Facade system
- Large multi-pane glazed wall with operable sliding door opening to the garden terrace.
- Structural guess
- Steel beam supporting timber mezzanine floor framing.
- Spatial scale
- Human-scaled interior with a two-story volume under a sloping ceiling.
- Lighting
- Warm amber interior illumination from pendant fixtures mixes with daylight streaming in through the large glazed opening.
- Atmosphere
- Cozy, warm-toned sanctuary feel driven by amber lighting and natural wood textures.
- Environmental context
- Residential interior opening onto a green lawn and dense garden landscape.
- Spatial experience
- The eye moves from the warm foreground table into a double-height volume that opens horizontally through large sliding glass directly to a lush garden.
- Composition rhythm
- Diagonal timber ladder and sloped ceiling counterpoint the vertical window mullions and vertical pendant cords.
- Style reading
- Warm contemporary rustic-modern interior
- Program
- Residential living and kitchen loft space
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- interior