Monochrome exterior shot by Studio Evans Lane
A design precedent for adding a contemporary curved glass pavilion onto a traditional stone-built structure using terraced retaining walls.
- What we like about this project
- The smooth, continuous curve of the glass pavilion floats directly above the heavy, angular geometry of the dry-stacked stone walls.
Materials
- stone
- glass
- planting
- concrete
Visual identifiers
- stacked-stone-walls
- curved-glass-pavilion
- retaining-walls
- historic-extension
Style tags
- contemporary-historic
- vernacular-modern
- regionalist
Visual tags
- contextual-extension
- historic-blend
- stone-masonry
- curved-glazing
- terraced-landscape
- Geometry
- An asymmetrical composition juxtaposing a heavy, coursed stone retaining wall and rectilinear mass against a smooth, curved glass pavilion volume.
- Facade system
- Stacked dry-stone masonry base with frameless or minimally-framed curved structural glass above.
- Structural guess
- Stone masonry retaining structure supporting a steel or concrete framed upper pavilion.
- Spatial scale
- Low-rise residential or cultural scale; stacked stone walls at human height with a two-story pavilion behind.
- Lighting
- Bright, diffused daylight casting soft shadows and emphasizing the textural contrast between stacked stone and curved glass.
- Atmosphere
- Quiet, textured juxtaposition of rugged masonry and clean reflective glass under an overcast sky.
- Environmental context
- Sloped terrain with layered retaining walls, dense native shrubs, and traditional vernacular architecture in the background.
- Spatial experience
- Approaching from below reveals tiered landscape planters leading up to an elevated glass viewing deck or pavilion.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal stone layers contrast with the smooth continuous curve of the upper perimeter glazing.
- Style reading
- Contemporary intervention on historic vernacular
- Program
- Cultural extension or residential addition
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- stone, glass, planting, concrete
- Visual identifiers
- stacked-stone-walls, curved-glass-pavilion, retaining-walls, historic-extension
- Style tags
- contemporary-historic, vernacular-modern, regionalist
- Visual tags
- contextual-extension, historic-blend, stone-masonry, curved-glazing, terraced-landscape
- Geometry
- An asymmetrical composition juxtaposing a heavy, coursed stone retaining wall and rectilinear mass against a smooth, curved glass pavilion volume.
- Facade system
- Stacked dry-stone masonry base with frameless or minimally-framed curved structural glass above.
- Structural guess
- Stone masonry retaining structure supporting a steel or concrete framed upper pavilion.
- Spatial scale
- Low-rise residential or cultural scale; stacked stone walls at human height with a two-story pavilion behind.
- Lighting
- Bright, diffused daylight casting soft shadows and emphasizing the textural contrast between stacked stone and curved glass.
- Atmosphere
- Quiet, textured juxtaposition of rugged masonry and clean reflective glass under an overcast sky.
- Environmental context
- Sloped terrain with layered retaining walls, dense native shrubs, and traditional vernacular architecture in the background.
- Spatial experience
- Approaching from below reveals tiered landscape planters leading up to an elevated glass viewing deck or pavilion.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal stone layers contrast with the smooth continuous curve of the upper perimeter glazing.
- Style reading
- Contemporary intervention on historic vernacular
- Program
- Cultural extension or residential addition
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture