Exterior view of a multi-story modern residence with vertical timber
A modern residential exterior precedent demonstrating the transition from opaque timber-clad volumes to an entirely transparent upper living pavilion.
- What we like about this project
- The slender metal railing on the projecting deck nearly disappears against the distant landscape backdrop.
Materials
- timber
- glass
- metal
Visual identifiers
- timber-cladding
- floor-to-ceiling-glass
- cantilevered-roof
- balcony-railing
Style tags
- contemporary
- west-coast-modern
- minimalist
Visual tags
- modern-residential
- coastal-architecture
- indoor-outdoor
- transparent-pavilion
- wood-facade
- Geometry
- Stacked horizontal volumes featuring a solid timber-clad middle band and fully glazed upper pavilion beneath a thin overhang roof.
- Facade system
- Curtain wall glass system above a rainscreen wood-clad perimeter wall.
- Structural guess
- Steel or timber post-and-beam frame supporting large cantilevered roof overhangs.
- Spatial scale
- Multi-story residential scale, human height perceived relative to the balcony railing and floor-to-ceiling glazing.
- Lighting
- Overcast daylight creates soft, even illumination with subtle reflections across the continuous glass facade.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and open, grounded by warm wood textures and elevated by expansive views.
- Environmental context
- Coastal hillside setting overlooking a bay, with neighboring residential rooftops and distant hills visible.
- Spatial experience
- The upper level creates a transparent pavilion open to panoramic views, while the lower level anchors the structure with rhythmically recessed windows and vertical wood siding.
- Composition rhythm
- Strong horizontal stratification balanced by the vertical cadence of wood slats and slender window mullions.
- Style reading
- Contemporary West Coast modernism
- Program
- Residential home
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- timber, glass, metal
- Visual identifiers
- timber-cladding, floor-to-ceiling-glass, cantilevered-roof, balcony-railing
- Style tags
- contemporary, west-coast-modern, minimalist
- Visual tags
- modern-residential, coastal-architecture, indoor-outdoor, transparent-pavilion, wood-facade
- Geometry
- Stacked horizontal volumes featuring a solid timber-clad middle band and fully glazed upper pavilion beneath a thin overhang roof.
- Facade system
- Curtain wall glass system above a rainscreen wood-clad perimeter wall.
- Structural guess
- Steel or timber post-and-beam frame supporting large cantilevered roof overhangs.
- Spatial scale
- Multi-story residential scale, human height perceived relative to the balcony railing and floor-to-ceiling glazing.
- Lighting
- Overcast daylight creates soft, even illumination with subtle reflections across the continuous glass facade.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and open, grounded by warm wood textures and elevated by expansive views.
- Environmental context
- Coastal hillside setting overlooking a bay, with neighboring residential rooftops and distant hills visible.
- Spatial experience
- The upper level creates a transparent pavilion open to panoramic views, while the lower level anchors the structure with rhythmically recessed windows and vertical wood siding.
- Composition rhythm
- Strong horizontal stratification balanced by the vertical cadence of wood slats and slender window mullions.
- Style reading
- Contemporary West Coast modernism
- Program
- Residential home
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture