MVMK
A contemporary residential infill facade by MVMK Architecture that layers a dark brick base with interlocking, wood-clad upper volumes and integrated outdoor terraces.
- What we like about this project
- A lower-level louvered screen partially shields side fenestration while maintaining alignment with the brick base.
Materials
- wood
- brick
- glass
- metal
Visual identifiers
- wood-cladding
- cantilevered-volume
- brick-base
- roof-terrace
- punched-windows
Style tags
- contemporary
- modern-infill
- wood-architecture
Visual tags
- infill
- residential
- contemporary
- urban
- timber-facade
- Geometry
- Stacked rectilinear volumes with staggered cantilevered bays, stepping back on upper levels to accommodate terraces.
- Facade system
- Horizontal wood siding over upper volumes, dark brick masonry at ground level, with metal-framed glazing.
- Structural guess
- Wood frame construction over a masonry lower level.
- Spatial scale
- Three-story residential infill scale, matching the height and rhythm of the surrounding neighborhood context.
- Lighting
- Direct midday sunlight casting sharp shadows across the stacked timber volumes and deep window reveals.
- Atmosphere
- Bright, tactile, and warmly contrasting against the denser traditional context.
- Environmental context
- Dense urban residential street with traditional neighboring buildings and overhead utility lines.
- Spatial experience
- The building transitions from a solid, protective masonry base at the street to lighter wood-clad living volumes above.
- Composition rhythm
- Asymmetrical window placement combined with horizontal wood slat alignment and staggered volumetric shifts.
- Style reading
- Contemporary urban residential infill
- Program
- Multi-story residential townhouse
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- wood, brick, glass, metal
- Visual identifiers
- wood-cladding, cantilevered-volume, brick-base, roof-terrace, punched-windows
- Style tags
- contemporary, modern-infill, wood-architecture
- Visual tags
- infill, residential, contemporary, urban, timber-facade
- Geometry
- Stacked rectilinear volumes with staggered cantilevered bays, stepping back on upper levels to accommodate terraces.
- Facade system
- Horizontal wood siding over upper volumes, dark brick masonry at ground level, with metal-framed glazing.
- Structural guess
- Wood frame construction over a masonry lower level.
- Spatial scale
- Three-story residential infill scale, matching the height and rhythm of the surrounding neighborhood context.
- Lighting
- Direct midday sunlight casting sharp shadows across the stacked timber volumes and deep window reveals.
- Atmosphere
- Bright, tactile, and warmly contrasting against the denser traditional context.
- Environmental context
- Dense urban residential street with traditional neighboring buildings and overhead utility lines.
- Spatial experience
- The building transitions from a solid, protective masonry base at the street to lighter wood-clad living volumes above.
- Composition rhythm
- Asymmetrical window placement combined with horizontal wood slat alignment and staggered volumetric shifts.
- Style reading
- Contemporary urban residential infill
- Program
- Multi-story residential townhouse
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture