architecture, landscape and art inspired by nature
landscape and art inspired by nature
Photo · Keith Collie
An architectural precedent by Tonkin Liu showcasing a sinuous, doubly-curved timber roof structure that unifies workshop spaces around an open courtyard.
- What we like about this project
- The roof curve dips dramatically to the left, creating a sculptural overhang that frames the view like an eyebrow.
Materials
- glulam-timber
- glass
- wood-cladding
- concrete-paver
Visual identifiers
- curved-timber-roof
- timber-mullions
- glazed-facade
- permeable-courtyard
Style tags
- organic
- contemporary
- timber
- biophilic-design
Visual tags
- biophilic
- timber-structure
- courtyard
- warm-glow
- roof-canopy
- Geometry
- An undulating, double-curved timber roof canopy frames a courtyard facade, structured with vertical timber mullions and glazed expanses below.
- Facade system
- Post-and-beam timber framing with extensive floor-to-ceiling glazing and vertical wood cladding panels.
- Structural guess
- Glued-laminated timber beams supporting an undulating shell roof with vertical timber post supports.
- Spatial scale
- Single-to-double story workshop building at human scale, intimate courtyard proportions.
- Lighting
- Twilight conditions with warm interior lighting glowing through the clerestory and glazing, contrasted against cool blue evening sky.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and warm, balancing the structural lightness of the timber wave with the quiet gathering of evening light.
- Environmental context
- A courtyard setting enclosed by low-rise workshop volumes, bounded by dense mature trees in the background.
- Spatial experience
- The deep roof overhang creates a protective porch threshold that draws the eye out across the permeable paved courtyard toward mature trees.
- Composition rhythm
- Regular vertical rhythm of timber mullions interrupted by the dramatic sweeping crest of the timber roof wave.
- Style reading
- Organic contemporary timber architecture
- Program
- Craft workshop or educational studio building
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- glulam-timber, glass, wood-cladding, concrete-paver
- Visual identifiers
- curved-timber-roof, timber-mullions, glazed-facade, permeable-courtyard
- Style tags
- organic, contemporary, timber, biophilic-design
- Visual tags
- biophilic, timber-structure, courtyard, warm-glow, roof-canopy
- Geometry
- An undulating, double-curved timber roof canopy frames a courtyard facade, structured with vertical timber mullions and glazed expanses below.
- Facade system
- Post-and-beam timber framing with extensive floor-to-ceiling glazing and vertical wood cladding panels.
- Structural guess
- Glued-laminated timber beams supporting an undulating shell roof with vertical timber post supports.
- Spatial scale
- Single-to-double story workshop building at human scale, intimate courtyard proportions.
- Lighting
- Twilight conditions with warm interior lighting glowing through the clerestory and glazing, contrasted against cool blue evening sky.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and warm, balancing the structural lightness of the timber wave with the quiet gathering of evening light.
- Environmental context
- A courtyard setting enclosed by low-rise workshop volumes, bounded by dense mature trees in the background.
- Spatial experience
- The deep roof overhang creates a protective porch threshold that draws the eye out across the permeable paved courtyard toward mature trees.
- Composition rhythm
- Regular vertical rhythm of timber mullions interrupted by the dramatic sweeping crest of the timber roof wave.
- Style reading
- Organic contemporary timber architecture
- Program
- Craft workshop or educational studio building
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture