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RDA Architects

Based in London, RDA Architects structures multi-level residential and studio environments through frameless corner glazing, flush overhead daylighting, and crisp timber joinery that connects interior circulation with surrounding greenery. This body of work provides a precise visual reference when detailing frameless glass balustrades along stairwells, specifying flush skylight channels above circulation paths, or resolving continuous corner windows against timber-clad volumes.

Single-story residential pavilion with floor-to-ceiling glass corner reflecting surrounding trees by RDA Architects.

Multi

An exterior precedent for low-profile residential pavilions that use faceted, full-height glazing to capture and reflect surrounding nature.

What we like about this project
The glass corner seamlessly wraps without an opaque structural column, maximizing the mirrored tree reflection.

Materials

  • glass
  • timber
  • metal

Visual identifiers

  • glass-corner
  • floor-to-ceiling-glazing
  • tree-reflections
  • low-profile-pavilion

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • minimal
  • transparent

Visual tags

  • glazed-facade
  • contextual
  • residential
  • indoor-outdoor
  • pavilion
Geometry
Low horizontal mass featuring a faceted corner glazed wall that wraps the view, set against a sloping green garden.
Facade system
Curtain wall structural glass framing with minimal dark metal capping.
Structural guess
Light steel or timber post-and-beam frame supporting a flat roof.
Spatial scale
Single-story residential scale, human height relative to lawn and base timber cladding.
Lighting
Bright direct daylight under clear blue sky, casting deep tree shadows across the lawn and creating strong reflections on the glass facade.
Atmosphere
Serene and reflective, blending built form completely into the surrounding landscape greenery.
Environmental context
Suburban or rural garden site bordered by mature deciduous and evergreen trees.
Spatial experience
The continuous floor-to-ceiling glass dissolves the boundary between interior living spaces and the surrounding dense tree canopy.
Composition rhythm
Wide horizontal window bays anchored by thin mullions reflecting the vertical tree trunks.
Style reading
Contemporary transparent residential pavilion
Program
Single-family residential living space
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
glass, timber, metal
Visual identifiers
glass-corner, floor-to-ceiling-glazing, tree-reflections, low-profile-pavilion
Style tags
contemporary, minimal, transparent
Visual tags
glazed-facade, contextual, residential, indoor-outdoor, pavilion
Geometry
Low horizontal mass featuring a faceted corner glazed wall that wraps the view, set against a sloping green garden.
Facade system
Curtain wall structural glass framing with minimal dark metal capping.
Structural guess
Light steel or timber post-and-beam frame supporting a flat roof.
Spatial scale
Single-story residential scale, human height relative to lawn and base timber cladding.
Lighting
Bright direct daylight under clear blue sky, casting deep tree shadows across the lawn and creating strong reflections on the glass facade.
Atmosphere
Serene and reflective, blending built form completely into the surrounding landscape greenery.
Environmental context
Suburban or rural garden site bordered by mature deciduous and evergreen trees.
Spatial experience
The continuous floor-to-ceiling glass dissolves the boundary between interior living spaces and the surrounding dense tree canopy.
Composition rhythm
Wide horizontal window bays anchored by thin mullions reflecting the vertical tree trunks.
Style reading
Contemporary transparent residential pavilion
Program
Single-family residential living space
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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Single-story residential pavilion with floor-to-ceiling glass corner reflecting surrounding trees by RDA Architects.

Multi

An exterior precedent for low-profile residential pavilions that use faceted, full-height glazing to capture and reflect surrounding nature.

What we like about this project
The glass corner seamlessly wraps without an opaque structural column, maximizing the mirrored tree reflection.

Materials

  • glass
  • timber
  • metal

Visual identifiers

  • glass-corner
  • floor-to-ceiling-glazing
  • tree-reflections
  • low-profile-pavilion

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • minimal
  • transparent

Visual tags

  • glazed-facade
  • contextual
  • residential
  • indoor-outdoor
  • pavilion
Geometry
Low horizontal mass featuring a faceted corner glazed wall that wraps the view, set against a sloping green garden.
Facade system
Curtain wall structural glass framing with minimal dark metal capping.
Structural guess
Light steel or timber post-and-beam frame supporting a flat roof.
Spatial scale
Single-story residential scale, human height relative to lawn and base timber cladding.
Lighting
Bright direct daylight under clear blue sky, casting deep tree shadows across the lawn and creating strong reflections on the glass facade.
Atmosphere
Serene and reflective, blending built form completely into the surrounding landscape greenery.
Environmental context
Suburban or rural garden site bordered by mature deciduous and evergreen trees.
Spatial experience
The continuous floor-to-ceiling glass dissolves the boundary between interior living spaces and the surrounding dense tree canopy.
Composition rhythm
Wide horizontal window bays anchored by thin mullions reflecting the vertical tree trunks.
Style reading
Contemporary transparent residential pavilion
Program
Single-family residential living space
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
glass, timber, metal
Visual identifiers
glass-corner, floor-to-ceiling-glazing, tree-reflections, low-profile-pavilion
Style tags
contemporary, minimal, transparent
Visual tags
glazed-facade, contextual, residential, indoor-outdoor, pavilion
Geometry
Low horizontal mass featuring a faceted corner glazed wall that wraps the view, set against a sloping green garden.
Facade system
Curtain wall structural glass framing with minimal dark metal capping.
Structural guess
Light steel or timber post-and-beam frame supporting a flat roof.
Spatial scale
Single-story residential scale, human height relative to lawn and base timber cladding.
Lighting
Bright direct daylight under clear blue sky, casting deep tree shadows across the lawn and creating strong reflections on the glass facade.
Atmosphere
Serene and reflective, blending built form completely into the surrounding landscape greenery.
Environmental context
Suburban or rural garden site bordered by mature deciduous and evergreen trees.
Spatial experience
The continuous floor-to-ceiling glass dissolves the boundary between interior living spaces and the surrounding dense tree canopy.
Composition rhythm
Wide horizontal window bays anchored by thin mullions reflecting the vertical tree trunks.
Style reading
Contemporary transparent residential pavilion
Program
Single-family residential living space
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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