Assets
A twilight architectural precedent showcasing the interplay of heavy stone massing and transparent double-height glazing for high-end residential design.
- What we like about this project
- The corner stair volume dissolves completely into glass, exposing the floating timber treads to the front lawn.
Materials
- limestone
- glass
- steel
- stucco
- wood
Visual identifiers
- double-height-glass
- stone-clad-mass
- floating-staircase
- dusk-lighting
- deep-overhangs
Style tags
- contemporary
- modernist
- luxury
Visual tags
- luxury-residential
- curtain-wall
- evening-shot
- modernist
- landscaped
- Geometry
- Asymmetrical composition balancing a double-height glazed vertical stair tower on the left against lower horizontal stone-clad volumes and deep overhangs on the right.
- Facade system
- Stick-built aluminum curtain wall paired with large-format stone veneer and metal fascia panels.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame with concrete slab foundations and stone-clad shear walls.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story vertical accent volume anchoring a sprawling single-story residential footprint.
- Lighting
- Twilight ambient blue hour balanced by warm interior recessed lighting and uplighting on mature trees.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and sophisticated twilight glow highlighting warm interiors against cool evening shadows.
- Environmental context
- Suburban residential lot landscaped with manicured lawns, low shrubs, and a mature framing tree overhead.
- Spatial experience
- The approach draws the eye past low steps and broad planters toward a recessed, glowing entry porch flanked by transparent living zones.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal stone and roof planes punctuated by vertical steel-framed glass bays and a floating stair rhythm.
- Style reading
- Contemporary luxury modernism
- Program
- Single-family luxury residence
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- limestone, glass, steel, stucco, wood
- Visual identifiers
- double-height-glass, stone-clad-mass, floating-staircase, dusk-lighting, deep-overhangs
- Style tags
- contemporary, modernist, luxury
- Visual tags
- luxury-residential, curtain-wall, evening-shot, modernist, landscaped
- Geometry
- Asymmetrical composition balancing a double-height glazed vertical stair tower on the left against lower horizontal stone-clad volumes and deep overhangs on the right.
- Facade system
- Stick-built aluminum curtain wall paired with large-format stone veneer and metal fascia panels.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame with concrete slab foundations and stone-clad shear walls.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story vertical accent volume anchoring a sprawling single-story residential footprint.
- Lighting
- Twilight ambient blue hour balanced by warm interior recessed lighting and uplighting on mature trees.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and sophisticated twilight glow highlighting warm interiors against cool evening shadows.
- Environmental context
- Suburban residential lot landscaped with manicured lawns, low shrubs, and a mature framing tree overhead.
- Spatial experience
- The approach draws the eye past low steps and broad planters toward a recessed, glowing entry porch flanked by transparent living zones.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal stone and roof planes punctuated by vertical steel-framed glass bays and a floating stair rhythm.
- Style reading
- Contemporary luxury modernism
- Program
- Single-family luxury residence
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture