SC Residence
A contemporary residential exterior featuring stacked, cantilevered timber volumes and deep roof overhangs that negotiate privacy and openness toward a lush streetscape.
- What we like about this project
- The upper volume floats with minimal apparent support above the recessed glazed corners.
Materials
- timber
- glass
- metal
- stucco
Visual identifiers
- cantilevered-roof
- timber-cladding
- horizontal-siding
- deep-overhangs
- layered-volumes
Style tags
- contemporary
- modern
- west-coast-modern
Visual tags
- residential
- contemporary
- timber
- suburban
- cantilever
- tropical-landscape
- Geometry
- Low-slung orthogonal volumes step back and cantilever over the ground level, featuring deep roof overhangs and varied horizontal alignments.
- Facade system
- Vertical timber cladding paired with horizontal lap siding and floor-to-ceiling glass openings.
- Structural guess
- Steel or timber frame supporting wide upper-level cantilevers.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale, anchored horizontally against a wide sky.
- Lighting
- Bright midday sun casting crisp shadow lines under deep roof overhangs and cantilevered volumes.
- Atmosphere
- Sunny, calm, and grounded in natural wood tones and lush greenery.
- Environmental context
- Suburban street frontage with lush tropical landscaping including palm trees and planted garden beds along the sidewalk.
- Spatial experience
- The layered facade creates a sense of depth and privacy while remaining open to the landscaped street edge through large glazed openings.
- Composition rhythm
- Strong horizontal bands created by roof overhangs, balcony lines, and alternating wood siding patterns.
- Style reading
- Contemporary regional modernism
- Program
- Single-family residence
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- timber, glass, metal, stucco
- Visual identifiers
- cantilevered-roof, timber-cladding, horizontal-siding, deep-overhangs, layered-volumes
- Style tags
- contemporary, modern, west-coast-modern
- Visual tags
- residential, contemporary, timber, suburban, cantilever, tropical-landscape
- Geometry
- Low-slung orthogonal volumes step back and cantilever over the ground level, featuring deep roof overhangs and varied horizontal alignments.
- Facade system
- Vertical timber cladding paired with horizontal lap siding and floor-to-ceiling glass openings.
- Structural guess
- Steel or timber frame supporting wide upper-level cantilevers.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale, anchored horizontally against a wide sky.
- Lighting
- Bright midday sun casting crisp shadow lines under deep roof overhangs and cantilevered volumes.
- Atmosphere
- Sunny, calm, and grounded in natural wood tones and lush greenery.
- Environmental context
- Suburban street frontage with lush tropical landscaping including palm trees and planted garden beds along the sidewalk.
- Spatial experience
- The layered facade creates a sense of depth and privacy while remaining open to the landscaped street edge through large glazed openings.
- Composition rhythm
- Strong horizontal bands created by roof overhangs, balcony lines, and alternating wood siding patterns.
- Style reading
- Contemporary regional modernism
- Program
- Single-family residence
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture