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Based in Los Angeles, Otherworks articulates multi-story commercial and mixed-use urban developments through deeply carved volumetric voids, expressive timber structural interventions, and precise thresholds where aquatic elements align flush with timber decking. This body of work serves as a strong reference when detailing continuous water-to-flooring joints, structuring bold entry canopies, or organizing exposed multi-level circulation routes within dense urban envelopes.

Exterior view of Saddle Peak Residence by Otherworks featuring a concrete volume, infinity pool, and wooden deck overlooking a valley.

Saddle Peak Residence

A cliffside residential precedent showcasing a monolithic concrete frame opening onto a wooden deck and infinity pool, ideal for luxury indoor-outdoor integration studies.

What we like about this project
The infinity pool edge aligns precisely with the timber deck joints, dissolving the boundary between water and flooring.

Materials

  • concrete
  • wood
  • glass
  • water
  • stone

Visual identifiers

  • concrete-pavilion
  • infinity-pool
  • wooden-deck
  • cantilevered-frame
  • cliffside-setting

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • modern
  • minimalist
  • luxury

Visual tags

  • luxury-residential
  • indoor-outdoor
  • monolithic
  • poolside
  • coastal-modern
Geometry
Rectangular monolithic concrete frame Cantilevers over a wooden pool deck, framing an open-corner indoor-outdoor living space.
Facade system
Exposed concrete portal frame with floor-to-ceiling sliding glass walls.
Structural guess
Cast-in-place concrete frame with flat slab cantilever over deck structure.
Spatial scale
Human-scale residential terrace with a single-story living pavilion and wide deck area.
Lighting
Bright midday sunlight with strong directional light casting crisp shadows and glints on the pool water.
Atmosphere
Serene, sun-drenched, and expansive cliffside retreat.
Environmental context
Cliffside or hilltop setting adjacent to a raw rock outcrop, overlooking a vast distant valley under a clear blue sky.
Spatial experience
The transition from solid concrete enclosure to the expansive sunlit deck and infinity pool creates a dramatic indoor-outdoor cliffside experience.
Composition rhythm
Horizontal deck boards balance the vertical rock face and structural frame on the left.
Style reading
Contemporary luxury modernism
Program
Single-family residence
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
concrete, wood, glass, water, stone
Visual identifiers
concrete-pavilion, infinity-pool, wooden-deck, cantilevered-frame, cliffside-setting
Style tags
contemporary, modern, minimalist, luxury
Visual tags
luxury-residential, indoor-outdoor, monolithic, poolside, coastal-modern
Geometry
Rectangular monolithic concrete frame Cantilevers over a wooden pool deck, framing an open-corner indoor-outdoor living space.
Facade system
Exposed concrete portal frame with floor-to-ceiling sliding glass walls.
Structural guess
Cast-in-place concrete frame with flat slab cantilever over deck structure.
Spatial scale
Human-scale residential terrace with a single-story living pavilion and wide deck area.
Lighting
Bright midday sunlight with strong directional light casting crisp shadows and glints on the pool water.
Atmosphere
Serene, sun-drenched, and expansive cliffside retreat.
Environmental context
Cliffside or hilltop setting adjacent to a raw rock outcrop, overlooking a vast distant valley under a clear blue sky.
Spatial experience
The transition from solid concrete enclosure to the expansive sunlit deck and infinity pool creates a dramatic indoor-outdoor cliffside experience.
Composition rhythm
Horizontal deck boards balance the vertical rock face and structural frame on the left.
Style reading
Contemporary luxury modernism
Program
Single-family residence
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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Exterior view of Saddle Peak Residence by Otherworks featuring a concrete volume, infinity pool, and wooden deck overlooking a valley.

Saddle Peak Residence

A cliffside residential precedent showcasing a monolithic concrete frame opening onto a wooden deck and infinity pool, ideal for luxury indoor-outdoor integration studies.

What we like about this project
The infinity pool edge aligns precisely with the timber deck joints, dissolving the boundary between water and flooring.

Materials

  • concrete
  • wood
  • glass
  • water
  • stone

Visual identifiers

  • concrete-pavilion
  • infinity-pool
  • wooden-deck
  • cantilevered-frame
  • cliffside-setting

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • modern
  • minimalist
  • luxury

Visual tags

  • luxury-residential
  • indoor-outdoor
  • monolithic
  • poolside
  • coastal-modern
Geometry
Rectangular monolithic concrete frame Cantilevers over a wooden pool deck, framing an open-corner indoor-outdoor living space.
Facade system
Exposed concrete portal frame with floor-to-ceiling sliding glass walls.
Structural guess
Cast-in-place concrete frame with flat slab cantilever over deck structure.
Spatial scale
Human-scale residential terrace with a single-story living pavilion and wide deck area.
Lighting
Bright midday sunlight with strong directional light casting crisp shadows and glints on the pool water.
Atmosphere
Serene, sun-drenched, and expansive cliffside retreat.
Environmental context
Cliffside or hilltop setting adjacent to a raw rock outcrop, overlooking a vast distant valley under a clear blue sky.
Spatial experience
The transition from solid concrete enclosure to the expansive sunlit deck and infinity pool creates a dramatic indoor-outdoor cliffside experience.
Composition rhythm
Horizontal deck boards balance the vertical rock face and structural frame on the left.
Style reading
Contemporary luxury modernism
Program
Single-family residence
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
concrete, wood, glass, water, stone
Visual identifiers
concrete-pavilion, infinity-pool, wooden-deck, cantilevered-frame, cliffside-setting
Style tags
contemporary, modern, minimalist, luxury
Visual tags
luxury-residential, indoor-outdoor, monolithic, poolside, coastal-modern
Geometry
Rectangular monolithic concrete frame Cantilevers over a wooden pool deck, framing an open-corner indoor-outdoor living space.
Facade system
Exposed concrete portal frame with floor-to-ceiling sliding glass walls.
Structural guess
Cast-in-place concrete frame with flat slab cantilever over deck structure.
Spatial scale
Human-scale residential terrace with a single-story living pavilion and wide deck area.
Lighting
Bright midday sunlight with strong directional light casting crisp shadows and glints on the pool water.
Atmosphere
Serene, sun-drenched, and expansive cliffside retreat.
Environmental context
Cliffside or hilltop setting adjacent to a raw rock outcrop, overlooking a vast distant valley under a clear blue sky.
Spatial experience
The transition from solid concrete enclosure to the expansive sunlit deck and infinity pool creates a dramatic indoor-outdoor cliffside experience.
Composition rhythm
Horizontal deck boards balance the vertical rock face and structural frame on the left.
Style reading
Contemporary luxury modernism
Program
Single-family residence
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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