HF Residence
An urban residential facade precedent featuring stacked balconies, operable vertical louvers, and warm timber-lined soffits that soften the modern massing.
- What we like about this project
- The deep overhang of the top roofline completely shields the upper balcony from direct overhead exposure.
Materials
- timber
- glass
- dark-metal
- stone
Visual identifiers
- timber-ceilings
- glass-balustrades
- louvered-screen
- recessed-balconies
Style tags
- contemporary
- modern
- residential
Visual tags
- residential
- contemporary
- urban-infill
- balcony
- timber-soffit
- Geometry
- Stacked rectangular volumes featuring deep recessed balconies and a vertical louvered screen on the left side.
- Facade system
- Glass balustrades, dark metal panels, vertical louvered screens, and wood-lined slab soffits.
- Structural guess
- Steel and concrete frame supporting cantilevered balcony slabs.
- Spatial scale
- Three-story residential scale, fitting the street width and neighboring heights.
- Lighting
- Soft ambient twilight or overcast daylight; warm interior lighting highlights the timber-lined ceilings of the balconies.
- Atmosphere
- Inviting and warm due to glowing timber soffits contrasting against dark vertical screening.
- Environmental context
- Urban residential infill flanked by traditional neighboring houses of contrasting style.
- Spatial experience
- The street elevation unfolds as a series of deep layered thresholds, moving from the low perimeter fence into sheltered outdoor living decks.
- Composition rhythm
- Asymmetrical balance between the solid vertical louvered mass on the left and the open horizontal balcony trays stacked on the right.
- Style reading
- Contemporary coastal modern residential architecture
- Program
- Single-family residence
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- timber, glass, dark-metal, stone
- Visual identifiers
- timber-ceilings, glass-balustrades, louvered-screen, recessed-balconies
- Style tags
- contemporary, modern, residential
- Visual tags
- residential, contemporary, urban-infill, balcony, timber-soffit
- Geometry
- Stacked rectangular volumes featuring deep recessed balconies and a vertical louvered screen on the left side.
- Facade system
- Glass balustrades, dark metal panels, vertical louvered screens, and wood-lined slab soffits.
- Structural guess
- Steel and concrete frame supporting cantilevered balcony slabs.
- Spatial scale
- Three-story residential scale, fitting the street width and neighboring heights.
- Lighting
- Soft ambient twilight or overcast daylight; warm interior lighting highlights the timber-lined ceilings of the balconies.
- Atmosphere
- Inviting and warm due to glowing timber soffits contrasting against dark vertical screening.
- Environmental context
- Urban residential infill flanked by traditional neighboring houses of contrasting style.
- Spatial experience
- The street elevation unfolds as a series of deep layered thresholds, moving from the low perimeter fence into sheltered outdoor living decks.
- Composition rhythm
- Asymmetrical balance between the solid vertical louvered mass on the left and the open horizontal balcony trays stacked on the right.
- Style reading
- Contemporary coastal modern residential architecture
- Program
- Single-family residence
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture