Recent Projects — Lowell
A residential rear extension featuring symmetrical floor-to-ceiling glazing and wide monolithic steps that create a seamless visual connection between the garden and the interior kitchen space.
Materials
- glass
- concrete
- timber
- brick
Visual identifiers
- glazed-sliding-doors
- concrete-steps
- light-timber-framing
- extension-facade
Style tags
- contemporary
- minimalist
- residential
Visual tags
- residential
- extension
- indoor-outdoor
- symmetry
- glazing
- contemporary
- Geometry
- Symmetrical single-story rear extension featuring large glazed panels set within a light-toned framing grid, fronted by a wide, low set of monolithic concrete steps.
- Facade system
- Post-and-beam timber or composite framing with large sliding glass door units and fixed side lights.
- Structural guess
- Steel or timber frame supporting the rear extension volume, resting on concrete foundation walls.
- Spatial scale
- Intimate residential scale, single-story extension with wide proportions framing interior views.
- Lighting
- Soft, diffused overcast daylight revealing gentle reflections on glass and casting even illumination across the facade and steps.
- Atmosphere
- Calm, orderly, and bright with a warm internal glow visible through the extensive glazing.
- Environmental context
- A private residential rear garden setting, interfacing directly with an existing multi-story brick building.
- Spatial experience
- The composition creates a direct, framed transition from the exterior garden and terrace up into the warm, illuminated interior living and kitchen space.
- Composition rhythm
- Symmetrical vertical rhythm established by alternating glazed panes and framing posts, anchored by the horizontal planes of the steps and roofline.
- Style reading
- Contemporary residential vernacular
- Program
- Residential kitchen and living extension
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- glass, concrete, timber, brick
- Visual identifiers
- glazed-sliding-doors, concrete-steps, light-timber-framing, extension-facade
- Style tags
- contemporary, minimalist, residential
- Visual tags
- residential, extension, indoor-outdoor, symmetry, glazing, contemporary
- Geometry
- Symmetrical single-story rear extension featuring large glazed panels set within a light-toned framing grid, fronted by a wide, low set of monolithic concrete steps.
- Facade system
- Post-and-beam timber or composite framing with large sliding glass door units and fixed side lights.
- Structural guess
- Steel or timber frame supporting the rear extension volume, resting on concrete foundation walls.
- Spatial scale
- Intimate residential scale, single-story extension with wide proportions framing interior views.
- Lighting
- Soft, diffused overcast daylight revealing gentle reflections on glass and casting even illumination across the facade and steps.
- Atmosphere
- Calm, orderly, and bright with a warm internal glow visible through the extensive glazing.
- Environmental context
- A private residential rear garden setting, interfacing directly with an existing multi-story brick building.
- Spatial experience
- The composition creates a direct, framed transition from the exterior garden and terrace up into the warm, illuminated interior living and kitchen space.
- Composition rhythm
- Symmetrical vertical rhythm established by alternating glazed panes and framing posts, anchored by the horizontal planes of the steps and roofline.
- Style reading
- Contemporary residential vernacular
- Program
- Residential kitchen and living extension
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture