Exterior view of an extension with standing seam metal roof and brick
A residential extension precedent showing how a contemporary gabled pavilion with a standing seam roof and brick detailing can be sensitively juxtaposed with a historic brick cottage.
- What we like about this project
- The angled junction where the modern standing seam roof meets the older tiled cottage roof.
Materials
- brick
- standing-seam-metal
- timber
- glass
- gravel
Visual identifiers
- standing-seam-roof
- brick-cottage
- extension
- sliding-slat-door
- gabled-pavilion
Style tags
- contemporary
- vernacular
- residential
- contextual
Visual tags
- residential
- extension
- vernacular-blend
- garden
- contemporary-addition
- Geometry
- An asymmetrical gabled pavilion extension connects at an angle to a traditional rectangular brick cottage, framing a central lawn and garden path.
- Facade system
- Facing brickwork paired with sliding timber-slat panels and large glazed openings.
- Structural guess
- Load-bearing brickwork combined with steel portal frame for the open-plan pavilion wing.
- Spatial scale
- Residential scale; one-story cottage paired with a taller single-story gabled wing.
- Lighting
- Bright midday sun casting crisp shadows across the lawn, gravel path, and cottage facade.
- Atmosphere
- Peaceful, sunlit garden atmosphere bridging traditional cottage charm and clean modern living.
- Environmental context
- Suburban garden setting surrounded by mature trees, lawns, and neat box hedge borders.
- Spatial experience
- The transition from the traditional cottage opens towards a modern double-height living and kitchen wing with large sliding doors.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal window rhythms of the historic cottage contrasted against the monolithic roof line and vertical timber slats of the addition.
- Style reading
- Contemporary vernacular-fusion residential architecture
- Program
- Residential home extension
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- brick, standing-seam-metal, timber, glass, gravel
- Visual identifiers
- standing-seam-roof, brick-cottage, extension, sliding-slat-door, gabled-pavilion
- Style tags
- contemporary, vernacular, residential, contextual
- Visual tags
- residential, extension, vernacular-blend, garden, contemporary-addition
- Geometry
- An asymmetrical gabled pavilion extension connects at an angle to a traditional rectangular brick cottage, framing a central lawn and garden path.
- Facade system
- Facing brickwork paired with sliding timber-slat panels and large glazed openings.
- Structural guess
- Load-bearing brickwork combined with steel portal frame for the open-plan pavilion wing.
- Spatial scale
- Residential scale; one-story cottage paired with a taller single-story gabled wing.
- Lighting
- Bright midday sun casting crisp shadows across the lawn, gravel path, and cottage facade.
- Atmosphere
- Peaceful, sunlit garden atmosphere bridging traditional cottage charm and clean modern living.
- Environmental context
- Suburban garden setting surrounded by mature trees, lawns, and neat box hedge borders.
- Spatial experience
- The transition from the traditional cottage opens towards a modern double-height living and kitchen wing with large sliding doors.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal window rhythms of the historic cottage contrasted against the monolithic roof line and vertical timber slats of the addition.
- Style reading
- Contemporary vernacular-fusion residential architecture
- Program
- Residential home extension
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture