Elkstone, Gloucestershire
An exterior precedent by Blake Architects demonstrating how agricultural gable typologies can be reinterpreted using local stone, timber cladding, and large-scale glazing set in a rural landscape.
- What we like about this project
- Triangular apex glass mirrors the pitch of the metal roof, fusing traditional roof geometry with modern transparency.
Materials
- stone
- timber
- metal
- glass
Visual identifiers
- multi-gable
- stone-and-timber
- metal-roof
- triangular-windows
Style tags
- contemporary-vernacular
- rural
- agricultural
Visual tags
- vernacular-contemporary
- rural
- gable-roof
- agricultural-typology
- stone-masonry
- Geometry
- Linear multi-gable massing set behind a field, featuring three repeating gable projections with large triangular-headed windows above ground floor glazing.
- Facade system
- Combination of coursed stone base, vertical timber cladding on upper gables, and metal standing-seam roof.
- Structural guess
- Load-bearing masonry base with timber-framed upper gables and roof trusses.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story agricultural-inspired residential or commercial buildings of substantial rural volume.
- Lighting
- Bright direct daylight under a clear blue sky, casting crisp shadows beneath gables and metal roof overhangs.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and grounded, combining traditional material weight with crisp modern glazing.
- Environmental context
- Rural countryside setting with mature trees and a harvested wheat field framing the foreground.
- Spatial experience
- Approached across rural open landscape, the building presents a rhythmic sequence of gables that mediate between domestic scale and agricultural vernacular.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating triple gable modules create a steady horizontal and vertical cadence along the main facade.
- Style reading
- Contemporary rural vernacular
- Program
- Rural residential or mixed-use development
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- stone, timber, metal, glass
- Visual identifiers
- multi-gable, stone-and-timber, metal-roof, triangular-windows
- Style tags
- contemporary-vernacular, rural, agricultural
- Visual tags
- vernacular-contemporary, rural, gable-roof, agricultural-typology, stone-masonry
- Geometry
- Linear multi-gable massing set behind a field, featuring three repeating gable projections with large triangular-headed windows above ground floor glazing.
- Facade system
- Combination of coursed stone base, vertical timber cladding on upper gables, and metal standing-seam roof.
- Structural guess
- Load-bearing masonry base with timber-framed upper gables and roof trusses.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story agricultural-inspired residential or commercial buildings of substantial rural volume.
- Lighting
- Bright direct daylight under a clear blue sky, casting crisp shadows beneath gables and metal roof overhangs.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and grounded, combining traditional material weight with crisp modern glazing.
- Environmental context
- Rural countryside setting with mature trees and a harvested wheat field framing the foreground.
- Spatial experience
- Approached across rural open landscape, the building presents a rhythmic sequence of gables that mediate between domestic scale and agricultural vernacular.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating triple gable modules create a steady horizontal and vertical cadence along the main facade.
- Style reading
- Contemporary rural vernacular
- Program
- Rural residential or mixed-use development
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture