Charles de Lisle — Sonoma Mountain
A residential living room precedent showcasing the extensive use of exposed plywood and timber trusses to create a warm, unified cabin atmosphere.
- What we like about this project
- Continuous plywood sheet lining applied to both walls and ceiling, creating a seamless monolithic wooden box interior.
Materials
- plywood
- timber
- glass
- wicker
- steel
Visual identifiers
- exposed-timber-trusses
- plywood-wall-lining
- freestanding-wood-stove
- vaulted-ceiling
Style tags
- rustic
- craftsman
- warm-minimal
Visual tags
- rustic
- warm-interior
- residential
- natural-light
- wood-clad
- Geometry
- Open-plan rectangular living space under a pitched timber roof truss system, with windows wrapping the perimeter and a central wood stove flue anchoring the end wall.
- Structural guess
- Timber post-and-beam structure with exposed timber roof trusses.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story vaulted living pavilion scaled for residential gathering.
- Lighting
- Direct, low-angle sunlight cuts across the wooden floor, casting long diagonal shadows while ambient daylight washes in from large side windows.
- Atmosphere
- Cozy, organic, and sun-drenched, dominated by the tactile presence of natural wood grains.
- Environmental context
- Surrounded by mature trees and greenery visible through the windows and exterior door, suggesting a rural or mountainous Sonoma setting.
- Spatial experience
- A warm, expansive volume that feels both sheltered by its heavy wood construction and open to the surrounding landscape via low-e and screened window bands.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating exposed roof rafters and trusses set a steady rhythmic cadence across the ceiling plane.
- Style reading
- Craftsman rustic modern
- Program
- Residential living hall
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- interior
- Materials
- plywood, timber, glass, wicker, steel
- Visual identifiers
- exposed-timber-trusses, plywood-wall-lining, freestanding-wood-stove, vaulted-ceiling
- Style tags
- rustic, craftsman, warm-minimal
- Visual tags
- rustic, warm-interior, residential, natural-light, wood-clad
- Geometry
- Open-plan rectangular living space under a pitched timber roof truss system, with windows wrapping the perimeter and a central wood stove flue anchoring the end wall.
- Structural guess
- Timber post-and-beam structure with exposed timber roof trusses.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story vaulted living pavilion scaled for residential gathering.
- Lighting
- Direct, low-angle sunlight cuts across the wooden floor, casting long diagonal shadows while ambient daylight washes in from large side windows.
- Atmosphere
- Cozy, organic, and sun-drenched, dominated by the tactile presence of natural wood grains.
- Environmental context
- Surrounded by mature trees and greenery visible through the windows and exterior door, suggesting a rural or mountainous Sonoma setting.
- Spatial experience
- A warm, expansive volume that feels both sheltered by its heavy wood construction and open to the surrounding landscape via low-e and screened window bands.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating exposed roof rafters and trusses set a steady rhythmic cadence across the ceiling plane.
- Style reading
- Craftsman rustic modern
- Program
- Residential living hall
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- interior