Exterior facade of a coastal building with a tiled gable roof
An exterior architectural precedent showcasing a blend of traditional materials—terracotta tiles, vertical timber, and buff brick—anchored in a coastal landscape.
- What we like about this project
- Exposed timber rafter tails beneath the generous eaves extension perfectly align with the vertical boarding below.
Materials
- terracotta-tiles
- timber
- buff-brick
- glass
Visual identifiers
- timber-cladding
- terracotta-tile-roof
- ribbon-window
- buff-brick
Style tags
- contemporary-vernacular
- regionalist
- material-focused
Visual tags
- coastal
- vernacular-modern
- timber
- brick
- gable-roof
- Geometry
- Low-slung gable volume with a deep eaves overhang, defined by vertical timber panels and masonry corner piers supporting a horizontal ribbon window.
- Facade system
- Board-and-batten style timber cladding set between masonry corner piers with an integrated horizontal clerestory-style glazed band.
- Structural guess
- Load-bearing masonry corners with timber frame infill and wood roof trusses.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story residential or outbuilding scale, intimate and low to the ground.
- Lighting
- Warm late-afternoon sunlight casting angled shadows across the facade and highlighting material textures.
- Atmosphere
- Quiet, sun-drenched coastal calm with earthy tones and sharp shadow lines.
- Environmental context
- Coastal dunes with native dry grasses under a clear blue sky.
- Spatial experience
- Grounded at dune level, the horizontal band of glass frames the low horizon while heavy terracotta tiles cap the structure.
- Composition rhythm
- Steady vertical rhythm of wood boards interrupted by a continuous horizontal ribbon window.
- Style reading
- Contemporary vernacular residential
- Program
- Coastal residence or retreat
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- terracotta-tiles, timber, buff-brick, glass
- Visual identifiers
- timber-cladding, terracotta-tile-roof, ribbon-window, buff-brick
- Style tags
- contemporary-vernacular, regionalist, material-focused
- Visual tags
- coastal, vernacular-modern, timber, brick, gable-roof
- Geometry
- Low-slung gable volume with a deep eaves overhang, defined by vertical timber panels and masonry corner piers supporting a horizontal ribbon window.
- Facade system
- Board-and-batten style timber cladding set between masonry corner piers with an integrated horizontal clerestory-style glazed band.
- Structural guess
- Load-bearing masonry corners with timber frame infill and wood roof trusses.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story residential or outbuilding scale, intimate and low to the ground.
- Lighting
- Warm late-afternoon sunlight casting angled shadows across the facade and highlighting material textures.
- Atmosphere
- Quiet, sun-drenched coastal calm with earthy tones and sharp shadow lines.
- Environmental context
- Coastal dunes with native dry grasses under a clear blue sky.
- Spatial experience
- Grounded at dune level, the horizontal band of glass frames the low horizon while heavy terracotta tiles cap the structure.
- Composition rhythm
- Steady vertical rhythm of wood boards interrupted by a continuous horizontal ribbon window.
- Style reading
- Contemporary vernacular residential
- Program
- Coastal residence or retreat
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture