Harbor Hideaway
An exterior residential precedent showcasing dark wood cladding paired with extensive upper-level glazing and integrated landscape buffers by The Up Studio.
- What we like about this project
- The upper glass balustrade hints at a rooftop terrace concealed behind the flat roofline.
Materials
- dark-wood
- glass
- metal
- gravel
Visual identifiers
- dark-wood-cladding
- floor-to-ceiling-glazing
- ornamental-grasses
- gravel-drive
Style tags
- contemporary
- modern-rustic
- residential
Visual tags
- residential
- contemporary
- wood-siding
- landscape-integrated
- suburban-retreat
- Geometry
- Rectangular two-story mass with an upper-level continuous ribbon of floor-to-ceiling glazing set against dark wood siding, framed by foreground trees and gravel drive.
- Facade system
- Dark vertical wood rainscreen paired with large fixed glass panels and thin metal framing.
- Structural guess
- Wood frame construction with steel or glulam support for upper-level spans.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale, intimate yet open to the surrounding landscape.
- Lighting
- Bright daylight with soft, scattered clouds illuminating the facade from the front-left, casting gentle highlights on the glass.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and secluded, blending dark natural materials with bright surrounding foliage.
- Environmental context
- Suburban or rural retreat setting featuring manicured lawns, tall ornamental grasses, and mature trees framing the structure.
- Spatial experience
- Approaching via the gravel drive reveals the elevated living volume floating above a planted buffer, offering framed transparency on the upper floor.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical mullion divisions create a steady rhythm across the upper ribbon window.
- Style reading
- Contemporary vernacular-inspired residential architecture
- Program
- Single-family residential retreat
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- dark-wood, glass, metal, gravel
- Visual identifiers
- dark-wood-cladding, floor-to-ceiling-glazing, ornamental-grasses, gravel-drive
- Style tags
- contemporary, modern-rustic, residential
- Visual tags
- residential, contemporary, wood-siding, landscape-integrated, suburban-retreat
- Geometry
- Rectangular two-story mass with an upper-level continuous ribbon of floor-to-ceiling glazing set against dark wood siding, framed by foreground trees and gravel drive.
- Facade system
- Dark vertical wood rainscreen paired with large fixed glass panels and thin metal framing.
- Structural guess
- Wood frame construction with steel or glulam support for upper-level spans.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale, intimate yet open to the surrounding landscape.
- Lighting
- Bright daylight with soft, scattered clouds illuminating the facade from the front-left, casting gentle highlights on the glass.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and secluded, blending dark natural materials with bright surrounding foliage.
- Environmental context
- Suburban or rural retreat setting featuring manicured lawns, tall ornamental grasses, and mature trees framing the structure.
- Spatial experience
- Approaching via the gravel drive reveals the elevated living volume floating above a planted buffer, offering framed transparency on the upper floor.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical mullion divisions create a steady rhythm across the upper ribbon window.
- Style reading
- Contemporary vernacular-inspired residential architecture
- Program
- Single-family residential retreat
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture