SC Residence
A contemporary residential facade precedent utilizing warm vertical timber slats, horizontal board-formed concrete, and deep cantilevered overhangs for solar shading and spatial articulation.
- What we like about this project
- The upper volume floats entirely over the entry gate and corner planter without visible vertical ground supports.
Materials
- timber
- concrete
- glass
- aluminum
- stucco
Visual identifiers
- timber-cladding
- deep-roof-eaves
- board-formed-concrete
- cantilevered-volume
- glass-balcony
Style tags
- contemporary
- modern-residential
- west-coast-modern
Visual tags
- residential
- modern
- timber-facade
- cantilever
- suburban
- indoor-outdoor
- Geometry
- Asymmetrically stacked rectilinear volumes with deep overhangs and cantilevered upper floors stepping back from the street.
- Facade system
- Rain-screen vertical wood siding paired with horizontal grooved concrete block lower walls and large sliding aluminum glass panels.
- Structural guess
- Steel or timber framing with concrete ground-floor retaining elements and cantilevered upper-floor joists.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale featuring generous floor-to-ceiling heights and wide horizontal proportions.
- Lighting
- Direct bright daylight casting crisp shadows beneath deep roof eaves and recessed balcony soffits.
- Atmosphere
- Warm, grounded, and open, balancing heavy concrete bases with floating timber and glass.
- Environmental context
- Suburban street frontage with a sloping sidewalk, lush low-level planting, and surrounding mature trees.
- Spatial experience
- The layered facade creates a sense of protected privacy at the street edge while opening up via large sliding glass elements toward private upper terraces.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal stratification balanced by regular vertical timber board panels and dark window mullions.
- Style reading
- Contemporary West Coast modern residential architecture
- Program
- Single-family residential dwelling
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- timber, concrete, glass, aluminum, stucco
- Visual identifiers
- timber-cladding, deep-roof-eaves, board-formed-concrete, cantilevered-volume, glass-balcony
- Style tags
- contemporary, modern-residential, west-coast-modern
- Visual tags
- residential, modern, timber-facade, cantilever, suburban, indoor-outdoor
- Geometry
- Asymmetrically stacked rectilinear volumes with deep overhangs and cantilevered upper floors stepping back from the street.
- Facade system
- Rain-screen vertical wood siding paired with horizontal grooved concrete block lower walls and large sliding aluminum glass panels.
- Structural guess
- Steel or timber framing with concrete ground-floor retaining elements and cantilevered upper-floor joists.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale featuring generous floor-to-ceiling heights and wide horizontal proportions.
- Lighting
- Direct bright daylight casting crisp shadows beneath deep roof eaves and recessed balcony soffits.
- Atmosphere
- Warm, grounded, and open, balancing heavy concrete bases with floating timber and glass.
- Environmental context
- Suburban street frontage with a sloping sidewalk, lush low-level planting, and surrounding mature trees.
- Spatial experience
- The layered facade creates a sense of protected privacy at the street edge while opening up via large sliding glass elements toward private upper terraces.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal stratification balanced by regular vertical timber board panels and dark window mullions.
- Style reading
- Contemporary West Coast modern residential architecture
- Program
- Single-family residential dwelling
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture