The Kahlo House
An exterior terrace precedent by Matter Studio featuring floor-to-ceiling slim-frame glazing, textured stone paving, and deep protective overhangs.
- What we like about this project
- A hanging porch swing suspended from the deep cantilevered soffit, aligning with a rustic stone accent wall.
Materials
- glass
- dark-steel
- stone
- timber
- stucco
Visual identifiers
- glazed-facade
- stone-terrace
- roof-overhang
- hanging-swing
- steel-framing
Style tags
- contemporary
- modern
- minimalist-framing
Visual tags
- indoor-outdoor
- residential-gym
- terrace
- contemporary
- glazed
- Geometry
- Linear covered exterior terrace runs alongside a floor-to-ceiling multi-pane glazed facade with fine dark framing elements.
- Facade system
- Floor-to-ceiling metal-framed sliding or fixed glass curtain wall.
- Structural guess
- Post and beam concrete or steel frame supporting a cantilevered timber-clad roof slab.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story residential or boutique scale, intimate outdoor corridor.
- Lighting
- Bright afternoon sunlight casting sharp shadows from the deep roof overhang across the stone terrace and glazing.
- Atmosphere
- Serene, warm, and sunlit, blurring the boundary between indoor fitness space and outdoor terrace.
- Environmental context
- Outdoor terrace with built-in planters, stone flooring, and landscape views beyond.
- Spatial experience
- A sheltered, continuous outdoor walkway connects a planted terrace zone to an interior gym visible through expansive glass.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating vertical window mullions rhythmically pace the building elevation along the paved walkway.
- Style reading
- Contemporary indoor-outdoor residential architecture
- Program
- Residential wellness / home gym and terrace
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- glass, dark-steel, stone, timber, stucco
- Visual identifiers
- glazed-facade, stone-terrace, roof-overhang, hanging-swing, steel-framing
- Style tags
- contemporary, modern, minimalist-framing
- Visual tags
- indoor-outdoor, residential-gym, terrace, contemporary, glazed
- Geometry
- Linear covered exterior terrace runs alongside a floor-to-ceiling multi-pane glazed facade with fine dark framing elements.
- Facade system
- Floor-to-ceiling metal-framed sliding or fixed glass curtain wall.
- Structural guess
- Post and beam concrete or steel frame supporting a cantilevered timber-clad roof slab.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story residential or boutique scale, intimate outdoor corridor.
- Lighting
- Bright afternoon sunlight casting sharp shadows from the deep roof overhang across the stone terrace and glazing.
- Atmosphere
- Serene, warm, and sunlit, blurring the boundary between indoor fitness space and outdoor terrace.
- Environmental context
- Outdoor terrace with built-in planters, stone flooring, and landscape views beyond.
- Spatial experience
- A sheltered, continuous outdoor walkway connects a planted terrace zone to an interior gym visible through expansive glass.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating vertical window mullions rhythmically pace the building elevation along the paved walkway.
- Style reading
- Contemporary indoor-outdoor residential architecture
- Program
- Residential wellness / home gym and terrace
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture