Opsis Design
A residential rear extension by Opsis Design showcasing how a dark, minimalist steel-and-glass pavilion contrasts against a traditional brick townhouse facade while framing a stepped, warm interior.
- What we like about this project
- Integrated step lighting that continues the horizontal line of the lower furniture layout right out toward the threshold.
Materials
- brick
- glass
- painted-stucco
- metal
- wood
Visual identifiers
- black-framed-slider
- brick-facade
- rear-extension
- stepped-interior
Style tags
- contemporary
- minimalist
- residential-retrofit
Visual tags
- residential
- extension
- brickwork
- indoor-outdoor
- contemporary-retrofit
- Geometry
- Symmetrical multi-story brick facade above a contrasting white-painted middle tier and a clean-lined modern black metal-framed ground floor extension.
- Facade system
- Combination of existing load-bearing brickwork, painted stucco, and a modern aluminum-framed sliding glass wall system at the ground floor.
- Structural guess
- Steel portal frame supporting the rear extension with existing load-bearing masonry above.
- Spatial scale
- Domestic scale; a single-story rear extension fronting a multi-level residential townhouse.
- Lighting
- Even dusk-like exterior ambient light contrasting with warm, layered interior recessed ceiling and stair tread lighting.
- Atmosphere
- Welcoming and domestic, balancing the weight of historical brick with sleek, illuminated modern living spaces.
- Environmental context
- Urban residential rear facade, likely a terraced or row house context.
- Spatial experience
- The transition moves from the open rear courtyard through a floor-to-ceiling glass slider into a stepped, light-filled interior living volume.
- Composition rhythm
- Stacked horizontal bands running from the heavy brick upper floor down to the crisp transparency of the ground-level glass opening.
- Style reading
- Contemporary residential retrofit
- Program
- Residential living and dining extension
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- brick, glass, painted-stucco, metal, wood
- Visual identifiers
- black-framed-slider, brick-facade, rear-extension, stepped-interior
- Style tags
- contemporary, minimalist, residential-retrofit
- Visual tags
- residential, extension, brickwork, indoor-outdoor, contemporary-retrofit
- Geometry
- Symmetrical multi-story brick facade above a contrasting white-painted middle tier and a clean-lined modern black metal-framed ground floor extension.
- Facade system
- Combination of existing load-bearing brickwork, painted stucco, and a modern aluminum-framed sliding glass wall system at the ground floor.
- Structural guess
- Steel portal frame supporting the rear extension with existing load-bearing masonry above.
- Spatial scale
- Domestic scale; a single-story rear extension fronting a multi-level residential townhouse.
- Lighting
- Even dusk-like exterior ambient light contrasting with warm, layered interior recessed ceiling and stair tread lighting.
- Atmosphere
- Welcoming and domestic, balancing the weight of historical brick with sleek, illuminated modern living spaces.
- Environmental context
- Urban residential rear facade, likely a terraced or row house context.
- Spatial experience
- The transition moves from the open rear courtyard through a floor-to-ceiling glass slider into a stepped, light-filled interior living volume.
- Composition rhythm
- Stacked horizontal bands running from the heavy brick upper floor down to the crisp transparency of the ground-level glass opening.
- Style reading
- Contemporary residential retrofit
- Program
- Residential living and dining extension
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture