Stone Oak — STARR WILLIAMS
A residential precedent showcasing a low-profile dwelling elevated on stilts with an expansive outdoor deck, ideal for hillside and rural integration studies.
- What we like about this project
- The slender stilts lift the entire deck cleanly above the sloping grass, minimizing ground disturbance.
Materials
- wood
- brick
- glass
- metal
Visual identifiers
- cantilevered-deck
- brick-chimney
- slender-pilotis
- tall-glass-walls
Style tags
- contemporary
- rustic
- residential
- modern
Visual tags
- residential
- hillside
- elevated
- indoor-outdoor
- natural-surroundings
- Geometry
- Low-slung massing with a prominent brick chimney, deep roof overhangs, and an expansive cantilevered wooden deck resting on slender pilotis over a sloping grade.
- Facade system
- Floor-to-ceiling glass curtain wall paired with solid masonry chimney and dark metal framing elements.
- Structural guess
- Steel or timber stilts supporting elevated wood framing with masonry core elements.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story residential scale, elevated on stilts above the natural grade.
- Lighting
- Bright afternoon sunlight with sun flare filtering through tree branches, casting long shadows and a warm golden glow across the landscape.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and sunlit, blending warm natural materials with an open connection to the surrounding landscape.
- Environmental context
- A rural or hillside setting surrounded by tall grass, mature trees, and rolling topography.
- Spatial experience
- The elevated deck extends living space outward, floating above the sloping grassy terrain and framing expansive framed views through tall glass walls.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal rooflines and deck edges contrasted against vertical tree trunks and slender steel stilts.
- Style reading
- Contemporary rustic residential architecture
- Program
- Residential dwelling
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- wood, brick, glass, metal
- Visual identifiers
- cantilevered-deck, brick-chimney, slender-pilotis, tall-glass-walls
- Style tags
- contemporary, rustic, residential, modern
- Visual tags
- residential, hillside, elevated, indoor-outdoor, natural-surroundings
- Geometry
- Low-slung massing with a prominent brick chimney, deep roof overhangs, and an expansive cantilevered wooden deck resting on slender pilotis over a sloping grade.
- Facade system
- Floor-to-ceiling glass curtain wall paired with solid masonry chimney and dark metal framing elements.
- Structural guess
- Steel or timber stilts supporting elevated wood framing with masonry core elements.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story residential scale, elevated on stilts above the natural grade.
- Lighting
- Bright afternoon sunlight with sun flare filtering through tree branches, casting long shadows and a warm golden glow across the landscape.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and sunlit, blending warm natural materials with an open connection to the surrounding landscape.
- Environmental context
- A rural or hillside setting surrounded by tall grass, mature trees, and rolling topography.
- Spatial experience
- The elevated deck extends living space outward, floating above the sloping grassy terrain and framing expansive framed views through tall glass walls.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal rooflines and deck edges contrasted against vertical tree trunks and slender steel stilts.
- Style reading
- Contemporary rustic residential architecture
- Program
- Residential dwelling
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture