W 1920,H 967,Q 90,Enc Avif,Quality Auto
A residential rear extension precedent combining traditional multi-pane window assemblies with contemporary courtyard integration—useful for townhouse back-facade studies.
- What we like about this project
- Marble interior finishes peek through the lower portion of the gridded glass facade, blurring interior and exterior planes.
Materials
- wood
- glass
- flagstone
- brick
- marble
Visual identifiers
- multi-pane-glazing
- flagstone-patio
- white-wood-frame
- rear-extension
- exterior-stair
Style tags
- traditional
- transitional
- vernacular
- residential
Visual tags
- residential
- townhouse
- courtyard
- historic-reno
- transitional
- Geometry
- A single-story white framed glazed extension sits flush against a multi-story traditional townhouse rear wall featuring blue shutters and grey siding. A stone patio and exterior lateral stair form the foreground approach.
- Facade system
- Painted wood-framed multi-pane glass wall set on a low brick base.
- Structural guess
- Light wood frame addition anchored to masonry townhouse structure.
- Spatial scale
- Intimate residential backyard scale; the single-story extension reads around ten feet in height.
- Lighting
- Filtered afternoon daylight cast through overhanging foliage, creating dappled shadows across the stone patio and facade steps.
- Atmosphere
- Calm, enclosed residential seclusion dappled in late-day shadows.
- Environmental context
- Urban townhouse rear courtyard garden enclosed by neighboring walls and mature trees.
- Spatial experience
- The transition from the rustic flagstone patio through the gridded glass facade reveals a brightly lit interior space with marble counters visible behind the panes.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical grid rhythm defined by the narrow muntins of the multi-pane glazed doors and windows.
- Style reading
- Traditional transitional vernacular
- Program
- Townhouse rear extension / kitchen-dining overlook
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- wood, glass, flagstone, brick, marble
- Visual identifiers
- multi-pane-glazing, flagstone-patio, white-wood-frame, rear-extension, exterior-stair
- Style tags
- traditional, transitional, vernacular, residential
- Visual tags
- residential, townhouse, courtyard, historic-reno, transitional
- Geometry
- A single-story white framed glazed extension sits flush against a multi-story traditional townhouse rear wall featuring blue shutters and grey siding. A stone patio and exterior lateral stair form the foreground approach.
- Facade system
- Painted wood-framed multi-pane glass wall set on a low brick base.
- Structural guess
- Light wood frame addition anchored to masonry townhouse structure.
- Spatial scale
- Intimate residential backyard scale; the single-story extension reads around ten feet in height.
- Lighting
- Filtered afternoon daylight cast through overhanging foliage, creating dappled shadows across the stone patio and facade steps.
- Atmosphere
- Calm, enclosed residential seclusion dappled in late-day shadows.
- Environmental context
- Urban townhouse rear courtyard garden enclosed by neighboring walls and mature trees.
- Spatial experience
- The transition from the rustic flagstone patio through the gridded glass facade reveals a brightly lit interior space with marble counters visible behind the panes.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical grid rhythm defined by the narrow muntins of the multi-pane glazed doors and windows.
- Style reading
- Traditional transitional vernacular
- Program
- Townhouse rear extension / kitchen-dining overlook
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture