A Radical Departure in Flow
An exterior architectural precedent showcasing a sweeping, undulating roofline paired with a fully glazed ground floor, designed to merge architecture smoothly into its natural lawn setting.
- What we like about this project
- The roofline sags dramatically in the center, defying standard boxy rectilinear assumptions.
Materials
- glass
- dark-metal
- timber
- shingle-roof
- concrete
Visual identifiers
- undulating-roofline
- curved-glass-facade
- vertical-fins
- sweeping-roof
Style tags
- contemporary
- organic
- site-responsive
Visual tags
- organic-geometry
- continuous-glazing
- landscape-integration
- low-slung
- contemporary-rural
- Geometry
- Low-slung horizontal mass featuring a sweeping, undulating roofline and curved glass facade that wraps around a lawn edge.
- Facade system
- Curtained floor-to-ceiling glass ground level topped with a dark vertical-finned upper volume.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame with timber or concrete floor plates supporting wide-span roof overhangs.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story low-rise building at human scale, integrating smoothly into the landscape.
- Lighting
- Clear daylight casting soft shadows under the deep roof overhangs, illuminating the vertical fins and glass reflections.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and fluid, emphasized by the gentle curves of the roof echoing the landscape contour.
- Environmental context
- Open suburban or rural lawn setting with mature deciduous trees lining the background.
- Spatial experience
- Approached across open lawn, the building's continuous glazed ground level dissolves the boundary between interior and landscape.
- Composition rhythm
- Rhythmic vertical mullions and fins trace the sweeping curve of the facade.
- Style reading
- Contemporary organic architecture
- Program
- Residential or cultural pavilion
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- glass, dark-metal, timber, shingle-roof, concrete
- Visual identifiers
- undulating-roofline, curved-glass-facade, vertical-fins, sweeping-roof
- Style tags
- contemporary, organic, site-responsive
- Visual tags
- organic-geometry, continuous-glazing, landscape-integration, low-slung, contemporary-rural
- Geometry
- Low-slung horizontal mass featuring a sweeping, undulating roofline and curved glass facade that wraps around a lawn edge.
- Facade system
- Curtained floor-to-ceiling glass ground level topped with a dark vertical-finned upper volume.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame with timber or concrete floor plates supporting wide-span roof overhangs.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story low-rise building at human scale, integrating smoothly into the landscape.
- Lighting
- Clear daylight casting soft shadows under the deep roof overhangs, illuminating the vertical fins and glass reflections.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and fluid, emphasized by the gentle curves of the roof echoing the landscape contour.
- Environmental context
- Open suburban or rural lawn setting with mature deciduous trees lining the background.
- Spatial experience
- Approached across open lawn, the building's continuous glazed ground level dissolves the boundary between interior and landscape.
- Composition rhythm
- Rhythmic vertical mullions and fins trace the sweeping curve of the facade.
- Style reading
- Contemporary organic architecture
- Program
- Residential or cultural pavilion
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture