Opsis Design
A residential rear extension precedent showcasing flush indoor-outdoor thresholds via minimalist black-framed sliding glass and warm interior timber paneling.
- What we like about this project
- Integrated strip lighting underneath the interior step risers mirrors the ceiling cove lighting layout.
Materials
- glass
- aluminum
- timber
- ceramic-tile
- brick
Visual identifiers
- sliding-glass-doors
- black-metal-frame
- timber-interior-lining
- grey-terrace
- skylight-cutouts
Style tags
- contemporary
- minimalist
- warm-minimal
- residential
Visual tags
- indoor-outdoor
- rear-extension
- residential
- contemporary
- glazed-façade
- warm-minimal
- Geometry
- Low rectilinear black-framed extension attached to the base of a traditional brick and stucco townhouse facade, featuring a wide sliding glass aperture.
- Facade system
- Minimalist aluminum-framed sliding glass door assembly set within a solid black perimeter fascia.
- Structural guess
- Steel moment frame supporting the overhead extension mass above wide glazing spans.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story ground extension scaling to human interaction with the garden patio.
- Lighting
- Soft ambient interior LED cove lighting contrasts with flat, overcast daylight on the exterior terrace.
- Atmosphere
- Inviting, luminous, and cleanly articulated transition between outdoor patio and warm interior living spaces.
- Environmental context
- Urban rear yard setting, backed by adjacent residential brick facades.
- Spatial experience
- The eye moves seamlessly from the external grey terrace through wide glass sliders into a deep, multi-tiered living space lit by perimeter coves and skylights.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal framing of the extension contrasts with vertical door frames and the brick coursing above.
- Style reading
- Contemporary minimalist rear extension
- Program
- Residential living space and rear terrace
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- glass, aluminum, timber, ceramic-tile, brick
- Visual identifiers
- sliding-glass-doors, black-metal-frame, timber-interior-lining, grey-terrace, skylight-cutouts
- Style tags
- contemporary, minimalist, warm-minimal, residential
- Visual tags
- indoor-outdoor, rear-extension, residential, contemporary, glazed-façade, warm-minimal
- Geometry
- Low rectilinear black-framed extension attached to the base of a traditional brick and stucco townhouse facade, featuring a wide sliding glass aperture.
- Facade system
- Minimalist aluminum-framed sliding glass door assembly set within a solid black perimeter fascia.
- Structural guess
- Steel moment frame supporting the overhead extension mass above wide glazing spans.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story ground extension scaling to human interaction with the garden patio.
- Lighting
- Soft ambient interior LED cove lighting contrasts with flat, overcast daylight on the exterior terrace.
- Atmosphere
- Inviting, luminous, and cleanly articulated transition between outdoor patio and warm interior living spaces.
- Environmental context
- Urban rear yard setting, backed by adjacent residential brick facades.
- Spatial experience
- The eye moves seamlessly from the external grey terrace through wide glass sliders into a deep, multi-tiered living space lit by perimeter coves and skylights.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal framing of the extension contrasts with vertical door frames and the brick coursing above.
- Style reading
- Contemporary minimalist rear extension
- Program
- Residential living space and rear terrace
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture