
Tate Dawson
A residential exterior precedent illustrating rear-elevation integration with an outdoor pool, patio kitchen, and detached pavilion by Jim O'Brien Architecture & Interiors.
- What we like about this project
- The detached cabana mirrors the primary material palette while maintaining a low-profile, open-air pavilion structure.
Materials
- stone
- stucco
- glass
- shingle
- wood
- concrete
Visual identifiers
- stone-clad-walls
- pool-deck
- detached-cabana
- upper-terrace
- rear-glazing
Style tags
- contemporary
- transitional
- residential
Visual tags
- residential
- outdoor-living
- swimming-pool
- patio
- luxury
- Geometry
- An asymmetrical multi-gabled residential mass with expansive rear glazing, an upper balcony terrace, and an orthogonal detached pavilion framing the pool zone.
- Facade system
- Combination of dry-stacked stone masonry, large sliding glass door systems, and smooth white stucco upper volumes.
- Structural guess
- Wood-frame construction with stone veneer and steel lintels over large window spans.
- Spatial scale
- Large two-story luxury residence with expansive outdoor patio and pool amenities at a residential human scale.
- Lighting
- Bright midday sun casting crisp shadows across the pool deck and building facade under a scattered cloud sky.
- Atmosphere
- Bright, open, and leisure-oriented outdoor living atmosphere.
- Environmental context
- Open suburban or rural site setting with manicured lawn foreground and minimal surrounding landscaping.
- Spatial experience
- The outdoor terrace connects the interior living areas to the pool deck and detached pavilion, creating a continuous outdoor entertainment zone.
- Composition rhythm
- Balanced distribution of solid stone volumes against transparent expanses of glass and open terrace rails.
- Style reading
- Contemporary transitional residential architecture
- Program
- Luxury single-family residence rear patio and pool area
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- stone, stucco, glass, shingle, wood, concrete
- Visual identifiers
- stone-clad-walls, pool-deck, detached-cabana, upper-terrace, rear-glazing
- Style tags
- contemporary, transitional, residential
- Visual tags
- residential, outdoor-living, swimming-pool, patio, luxury
- Geometry
- An asymmetrical multi-gabled residential mass with expansive rear glazing, an upper balcony terrace, and an orthogonal detached pavilion framing the pool zone.
- Facade system
- Combination of dry-stacked stone masonry, large sliding glass door systems, and smooth white stucco upper volumes.
- Structural guess
- Wood-frame construction with stone veneer and steel lintels over large window spans.
- Spatial scale
- Large two-story luxury residence with expansive outdoor patio and pool amenities at a residential human scale.
- Lighting
- Bright midday sun casting crisp shadows across the pool deck and building facade under a scattered cloud sky.
- Atmosphere
- Bright, open, and leisure-oriented outdoor living atmosphere.
- Environmental context
- Open suburban or rural site setting with manicured lawn foreground and minimal surrounding landscaping.
- Spatial experience
- The outdoor terrace connects the interior living areas to the pool deck and detached pavilion, creating a continuous outdoor entertainment zone.
- Composition rhythm
- Balanced distribution of solid stone volumes against transparent expanses of glass and open terrace rails.
- Style reading
- Contemporary transitional residential architecture
- Program
- Luxury single-family residence rear patio and pool area
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture