Work (Houses)
An exterior residential precedent featuring an asymmetric timber gable and a central glazed trapezoid that anchors a warm interior glowing against a twilight sky.
- What we like about this project
- The roof pitch subtly slopes down from the central double-height pavilion to create asymmetrical wings.
Materials
- timber
- glass
- metal
Visual identifiers
- asymmetric-gable
- timber-cladding
- double-height-glazing
- dusk-illumination
Style tags
- contemporary
- vernacular
- minimal-rustic
Visual tags
- residential
- timber-facade
- gable-roof
- contemporary-vernacular
- twilight-shot
- Geometry
- Asymmetric gable roofline rising toward a central two-story glazed trapezoid element, flanked by single-story wings with vertical wood siding.
- Facade system
- Vertical timber board siding with integrated flush-framed window openings and massive glazed curtainwall center.
- Structural guess
- Timber frame construction with wood truss roof framing.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale, anchored horizontally by a wide timber deck extending across the front.
- Lighting
- Cool twilight ambient blue sky contrasting with warm interior illumination glowing through the expansive double-height windows.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and warm twilight atmosphere, emphasizing the contrast between dark timber exterior and glowing interior life.
- Environmental context
- Suburban or rural open lawn setting with mature trees framing the property edges under a cloudy dusk sky.
- Spatial experience
- The long facade addresses an open lawn, pulling the eye toward the central double-height luminous gathering space glowing against the dusk sky.
- Composition rhythm
- Rhythmic vertical wood siding interrupted by large expanses of custom multi-pane glazing in the center.
- Style reading
- Contemporary vernacular residential
- Program
- Single-family residential home
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- timber, glass, metal
- Visual identifiers
- asymmetric-gable, timber-cladding, double-height-glazing, dusk-illumination
- Style tags
- contemporary, vernacular, minimal-rustic
- Visual tags
- residential, timber-facade, gable-roof, contemporary-vernacular, twilight-shot
- Geometry
- Asymmetric gable roofline rising toward a central two-story glazed trapezoid element, flanked by single-story wings with vertical wood siding.
- Facade system
- Vertical timber board siding with integrated flush-framed window openings and massive glazed curtainwall center.
- Structural guess
- Timber frame construction with wood truss roof framing.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale, anchored horizontally by a wide timber deck extending across the front.
- Lighting
- Cool twilight ambient blue sky contrasting with warm interior illumination glowing through the expansive double-height windows.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and warm twilight atmosphere, emphasizing the contrast between dark timber exterior and glowing interior life.
- Environmental context
- Suburban or rural open lawn setting with mature trees framing the property edges under a cloudy dusk sky.
- Spatial experience
- The long facade addresses an open lawn, pulling the eye toward the central double-height luminous gathering space glowing against the dusk sky.
- Composition rhythm
- Rhythmic vertical wood siding interrupted by large expanses of custom multi-pane glazing in the center.
- Style reading
- Contemporary vernacular residential
- Program
- Single-family residential home
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture