Shady Shed
A rural timber cabin by Julius Taminiau Architects featuring continuous vertical slat cladding and an expressive sagging roofline that integrates with the surrounding tree canopy.
- What we like about this project
- The roof and walls share the exact same timber slat treatment, blurring the boundary between envelope surfaces.
Materials
- timber
- glass
- standing-seam-metal
Visual identifiers
- timber-slat-cladding
- curved-gable-roof
- large-sliding-glass
- rural-cabin
Style tags
- contemporary
- rustic
- vernacular
- minimal
Visual tags
- rural
- timber
- cabin
- natural-light
- contextual
- Geometry
- Low-slung rectangular cabin massing topped by a continuous curved or sagging gable roof profile that wraps down into vertical timber slat walls.
- Facade system
- Vertical timber batten and slat rainscreen wrapping both walls and roof seamlessly.
- Structural guess
- Timber frame construction with hidden roof trusses supporting the curved profile.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story cabin scale, intimate and nestled into the landscape.
- Lighting
- Soft, overcast daylight filtering through tree canopy, creating gentle, non-directional illumination on the wood surfaces.
- Atmosphere
- Quiet, woodland seclusion under soft filtered daylight.
- Environmental context
- Rural or semi-wooded clearing with mature deciduous and evergreen trees surrounding the low structure.
- Spatial experience
- Approached across an open lawn through trees, the cabin presents a monolithic timber volume with a large sliding glass opening facing the clearing.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical wood slats establish a tight, continuous rhythm around the perimeter, interrupted only by the large glazed opening.
- Style reading
- Contemporary rustic vernacular
- Program
- Residential studio or retreat shed
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- timber, glass, standing-seam-metal
- Visual identifiers
- timber-slat-cladding, curved-gable-roof, large-sliding-glass, rural-cabin
- Style tags
- contemporary, rustic, vernacular, minimal
- Visual tags
- rural, timber, cabin, natural-light, contextual
- Geometry
- Low-slung rectangular cabin massing topped by a continuous curved or sagging gable roof profile that wraps down into vertical timber slat walls.
- Facade system
- Vertical timber batten and slat rainscreen wrapping both walls and roof seamlessly.
- Structural guess
- Timber frame construction with hidden roof trusses supporting the curved profile.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story cabin scale, intimate and nestled into the landscape.
- Lighting
- Soft, overcast daylight filtering through tree canopy, creating gentle, non-directional illumination on the wood surfaces.
- Atmosphere
- Quiet, woodland seclusion under soft filtered daylight.
- Environmental context
- Rural or semi-wooded clearing with mature deciduous and evergreen trees surrounding the low structure.
- Spatial experience
- Approached across an open lawn through trees, the cabin presents a monolithic timber volume with a large sliding glass opening facing the clearing.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical wood slats establish a tight, continuous rhythm around the perimeter, interrupted only by the large glazed opening.
- Style reading
- Contemporary rustic vernacular
- Program
- Residential studio or retreat shed
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture