Exterior courtyard view of a modern residence by Mork-Ulnes Architects
A residential courtyard precedent by Mork-Ulnes Architects combining dark vertical exterior fins, large glass sliding panels, and a curving green-roof pavilion around a lap pool.
- What we like about this project
- The contrasting geometry between the orthogonal multi-story volume and the sweeping curved green roof.
Materials
- dark-metal
- glass
- concrete
- living-roof
- stone
Visual identifiers
- lap-pool
- vertical-fins
- green-roof
- curved-pavilion
- dark-cladding
Style tags
- contemporary
- regionalism
- tropical-modern
Visual tags
- courtyard
- tropical
- residential
- outdoor-living
- vegetated-roof
- Geometry
- An asymmetrical courtyard layout centers on a long rectangular lap pool flanked by a multi-story dark volume on the left and a curved, green-roofed pavilion on the right.
- Facade system
- Dark vertical metal or timber fins functioning as sunshades over full-height glazing.
- Structural guess
- Steel and wood frame with concrete ground slabs and retaining walls.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale framing a domestic courtyard and lap pool.
- Lighting
- Bright midday sunlight casting sharp shadows from roof overhangs and deep fins onto concrete ground and pool water.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and shaded outdoor living space cooled by surrounding water and greenery.
- Environmental context
- Tropical coastal setting with palm trees, lush vegetation, and adjacent low-rise neighborhood roofs.
- Spatial experience
- Moving outdoors from the deep porch, the space opens between heavy vertical fins and a sweeping vegetated roof canopy toward tropical palms.
- Composition rhythm
- Regular vertical fin spacing on the multi-story facade contrasts with the smooth continuous curve of the opposite pavilion roof.
- Style reading
- Contemporary tropical regionalism
- Program
- Single-family residence courtyard and pool pavilion
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- dark-metal, glass, concrete, living-roof, stone
- Visual identifiers
- lap-pool, vertical-fins, green-roof, curved-pavilion, dark-cladding
- Style tags
- contemporary, regionalism, tropical-modern
- Visual tags
- courtyard, tropical, residential, outdoor-living, vegetated-roof
- Geometry
- An asymmetrical courtyard layout centers on a long rectangular lap pool flanked by a multi-story dark volume on the left and a curved, green-roofed pavilion on the right.
- Facade system
- Dark vertical metal or timber fins functioning as sunshades over full-height glazing.
- Structural guess
- Steel and wood frame with concrete ground slabs and retaining walls.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale framing a domestic courtyard and lap pool.
- Lighting
- Bright midday sunlight casting sharp shadows from roof overhangs and deep fins onto concrete ground and pool water.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and shaded outdoor living space cooled by surrounding water and greenery.
- Environmental context
- Tropical coastal setting with palm trees, lush vegetation, and adjacent low-rise neighborhood roofs.
- Spatial experience
- Moving outdoors from the deep porch, the space opens between heavy vertical fins and a sweeping vegetated roof canopy toward tropical palms.
- Composition rhythm
- Regular vertical fin spacing on the multi-story facade contrasts with the smooth continuous curve of the opposite pavilion roof.
- Style reading
- Contemporary tropical regionalism
- Program
- Single-family residence courtyard and pool pavilion
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture