Turnagain Residence
An exterior twilight precedent for contemporary residential design featuring multi-volume pavilions, warm interior illumination, and expansive glazed facades by KPB Architects.
- What we like about this project
- Continuous clerestory windows float the heavy roof planes visually above the glazed pavilion walls.
Materials
- glass
- metal-panel
- timber
- stucco
- concrete
Visual identifiers
- floor-to-ceiling-glazing
- warm-interior-glow
- stepped-rooflines
- dark-metal-siding
Style tags
- contemporary
- regionalism
- modern-residential
Visual tags
- residential
- twilight-photography
- contemporary-regionalism
- indoor-outdoor-connection
- glazed-pavilion
- Geometry
- Asymmetrical composition of flat-roofed and low-sloped volumes stepping across the sloping site, featuring extensive floor-to-ceiling multi-lite glazing and clerestory bands.
- Facade system
- Curtain wall and storefront glazing systems integrated with dark metal panel cladding and plaster elements.
- Structural guess
- Timber frame with steel moment connections supporting large glazed spans and overhanging eaves.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale with expansive single-story glazed pavilions framing the landscape.
- Lighting
- Twilight blue hour exterior lighting balanced against warm interior incandescent downlights and pendants.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and inviting, contrasting the cool evening exterior with cozy, illuminated living spaces.
- Environmental context
- Suburban lawn and native landscaping under a deep blue twilight sky.
- Spatial experience
- A warm domestic glow emanates from deep within the interconnected living pavilions, bridging the dark exterior lawn and the twilight sky.
- Composition rhythm
- Rhythmic vertical mullions frame the multi-lite windows, echoing the rhythm of vertical siding and structural columns.
- Style reading
- Contemporary regional residential architecture
- Program
- Single-family residential dwelling
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- glass, metal-panel, timber, stucco, concrete
- Visual identifiers
- floor-to-ceiling-glazing, warm-interior-glow, stepped-rooflines, dark-metal-siding
- Style tags
- contemporary, regionalism, modern-residential
- Visual tags
- residential, twilight-photography, contemporary-regionalism, indoor-outdoor-connection, glazed-pavilion
- Geometry
- Asymmetrical composition of flat-roofed and low-sloped volumes stepping across the sloping site, featuring extensive floor-to-ceiling multi-lite glazing and clerestory bands.
- Facade system
- Curtain wall and storefront glazing systems integrated with dark metal panel cladding and plaster elements.
- Structural guess
- Timber frame with steel moment connections supporting large glazed spans and overhanging eaves.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale with expansive single-story glazed pavilions framing the landscape.
- Lighting
- Twilight blue hour exterior lighting balanced against warm interior incandescent downlights and pendants.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and inviting, contrasting the cool evening exterior with cozy, illuminated living spaces.
- Environmental context
- Suburban lawn and native landscaping under a deep blue twilight sky.
- Spatial experience
- A warm domestic glow emanates from deep within the interconnected living pavilions, bridging the dark exterior lawn and the twilight sky.
- Composition rhythm
- Rhythmic vertical mullions frame the multi-lite windows, echoing the rhythm of vertical siding and structural columns.
- Style reading
- Contemporary regional residential architecture
- Program
- Single-family residential dwelling
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture