Free Float
An outdoor pavilion precedent by The Up Studio featuring a cantilevered roof and timber pergola that creates dynamic shadow play over a dark brick pool bar and lounge terrace.
- What we like about this project
- The contrasting upper timber pergola acts primarily as a shade device, casting precise diagonal stripes onto the solid horizontal fascia.
Materials
- dark-brick
- timber
- metal
- stone-pavers
- woven-cord
Visual identifiers
- timber-pergola
- cantilevered-roof
- dark-brick
- outdoor-bar
- lounge-terrace
Style tags
- contemporary
- modern
- outdoor-living
- natural-materials
Visual tags
- outdoor-living
- pavilion
- shadow-pattern
- residential-landscape
- canopy
- Geometry
- Low-slung orthogonal pavilion structure featuring a dark brick core, deep cantilevered overhang, and an upper open timber pergola casting striped shadows.
- Facade system
- Open-air pavilion envelope with dark brick masonry wall and cantilevered steel/metal-clad roof canopy.
- Structural guess
- Steel moment frame or cantilevered beams supporting an overhanging roof plane with masonry shear elements.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story residential garden structure, human scale calibrated for outdoor lounging and dining.
- Lighting
- Bright direct midday sunlight casting sharp diagonal shadow patterns from the pergola across the dark fascia and floor.
- Atmosphere
- Sunny, relaxed, and crisp, balancing heavy masonry with light timber slats and deep shade.
- Environmental context
- Lush backyard terrace surrounded by mature deciduous trees and manicured lawn.
- Spatial experience
- Transitioning from open sunny terrace into the shaded, protected perimeter beneath the cantilevered canopy.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating vertical timber slats on the upper pergola matching the rhythmic bar seating and loungers below.
- Style reading
- Contemporary modern outdoor pavilion
- Program
- Residential pool house and outdoor entertaining pavilion
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- dark-brick, timber, metal, stone-pavers, woven-cord
- Visual identifiers
- timber-pergola, cantilevered-roof, dark-brick, outdoor-bar, lounge-terrace
- Style tags
- contemporary, modern, outdoor-living, natural-materials
- Visual tags
- outdoor-living, pavilion, shadow-pattern, residential-landscape, canopy
- Geometry
- Low-slung orthogonal pavilion structure featuring a dark brick core, deep cantilevered overhang, and an upper open timber pergola casting striped shadows.
- Facade system
- Open-air pavilion envelope with dark brick masonry wall and cantilevered steel/metal-clad roof canopy.
- Structural guess
- Steel moment frame or cantilevered beams supporting an overhanging roof plane with masonry shear elements.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story residential garden structure, human scale calibrated for outdoor lounging and dining.
- Lighting
- Bright direct midday sunlight casting sharp diagonal shadow patterns from the pergola across the dark fascia and floor.
- Atmosphere
- Sunny, relaxed, and crisp, balancing heavy masonry with light timber slats and deep shade.
- Environmental context
- Lush backyard terrace surrounded by mature deciduous trees and manicured lawn.
- Spatial experience
- Transitioning from open sunny terrace into the shaded, protected perimeter beneath the cantilevered canopy.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating vertical timber slats on the upper pergola matching the rhythmic bar seating and loungers below.
- Style reading
- Contemporary modern outdoor pavilion
- Program
- Residential pool house and outdoor entertaining pavilion
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture