Structural Engineering Project
A residential exterior precedent showcasing a dramatic cantilevered slatted timber volume juxtaposed with a dark metal and glass double-height facade, connecting interior spaces to a layered pool and fire pit terrace.
- What we like about this project
- The projecting timber volume floats completely unsupported over the outdoor dining area, creating a deep sheltered micro-climate.
Materials
- glass
- timber
- metal-panel
- stone
- concrete
Visual identifiers
- cantilevered-timber-volume
- double-height-curtain-wall
- pool-terrace
- slatted-wood-cladding
Style tags
- contemporary
- modern
- minimalist
Visual tags
- contemporary
- residential
- cantilever
- indoor-outdoor
- poolside
- modernist
- Geometry
- Stacked rectangular volumes featuring a two-story glazed curtain wall on the left, a cantilevered slatted timber box projecting forward, and ground-level outdoor living zones integrating a pool and sunken fire pit.
- Facade system
- Curtain wall glazing paired with vertical timber slat rainscreen panels and dark composite metal panel cladding.
- Structural guess
- Steel moment frames supporting the second-floor timber-clad cantilever over the outdoor dining terrace.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale with expansive double-height glass framing the main living spaces.
- Lighting
- Twilight or overcast daylight enhanced by warm interior pendant fixtures, underwater pool illumination, recessed soffit washing, and a lit outdoor fire feature.
- Atmosphere
- Warm, inviting glow emanating from interior lights and pool fixtures against a dusky, wooded backdrop.
- Environmental context
- Wooded landscape setting with tall mature pine trees surrounding the residential footprint.
- Spatial experience
- Transition from open lawn stepping across stone pavers into illuminated pool terraces, moving beneath the cantilevered dining shade into glazed interior volumes.
- Composition rhythm
- Asymmetrical balanced masses with vertical mullions and rhythmic timber slats contrasting the smooth dark background surfaces.
- Style reading
- Contemporary modern residential architecture
- Program
- Single-family residential villa
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- glass, timber, metal-panel, stone, concrete
- Visual identifiers
- cantilevered-timber-volume, double-height-curtain-wall, pool-terrace, slatted-wood-cladding
- Style tags
- contemporary, modern, minimalist
- Visual tags
- contemporary, residential, cantilever, indoor-outdoor, poolside, modernist
- Geometry
- Stacked rectangular volumes featuring a two-story glazed curtain wall on the left, a cantilevered slatted timber box projecting forward, and ground-level outdoor living zones integrating a pool and sunken fire pit.
- Facade system
- Curtain wall glazing paired with vertical timber slat rainscreen panels and dark composite metal panel cladding.
- Structural guess
- Steel moment frames supporting the second-floor timber-clad cantilever over the outdoor dining terrace.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale with expansive double-height glass framing the main living spaces.
- Lighting
- Twilight or overcast daylight enhanced by warm interior pendant fixtures, underwater pool illumination, recessed soffit washing, and a lit outdoor fire feature.
- Atmosphere
- Warm, inviting glow emanating from interior lights and pool fixtures against a dusky, wooded backdrop.
- Environmental context
- Wooded landscape setting with tall mature pine trees surrounding the residential footprint.
- Spatial experience
- Transition from open lawn stepping across stone pavers into illuminated pool terraces, moving beneath the cantilevered dining shade into glazed interior volumes.
- Composition rhythm
- Asymmetrical balanced masses with vertical mullions and rhythmic timber slats contrasting the smooth dark background surfaces.
- Style reading
- Contemporary modern residential architecture
- Program
- Single-family residential villa
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture