This modern contemporary home by Bernbaum/Magadini is bathed in natural light.
A contemporary single-story residential precedent illustrating fluid indoor-outdoor connectivity through floor-to-ceiling structural glazing and horizontal massing.
- What we like about this project
- The infinity-edge reflecting pool doubles as a visual mirror reflecting the illuminated interior spaces.
Materials
- glass
- limestone
- metal
- stone
- water
- timber
Visual identifiers
- floor-to-ceiling-glass
- standing-seam-roof
- poolside-terrace
- stone-masonry
Style tags
- contemporary
- modernism
- luxury-residential
- transparent
Visual tags
- luxury-residential
- indoor-outdoor
- twilight
- contemporary
- poolside
- Geometry
- Low-slung rectilinear volumes with expansive floor-to-ceiling glass walls balanced by solid stone masonry piers and a standing-seam metal roof.
- Facade system
- Large-format glazed curtain wall with slim metal framing alongside limestone cladding.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame with stone shear walls and flat/low-slope roof framing.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story luxury residential scale with extended horizontal proportions.
- Lighting
- Twilight blue hour balanced against warm interior architectural lighting and illuminated pool water.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and inviting twilight ambiance blending warm interior glow with cool exterior reflections.
- Environmental context
- Suburban residential plot with mature trees, green lawn, and integrated hardscaping.
- Spatial experience
- Seamless transition from manicured lawn and poolside terrace straight into brightly lit open-plan interiors.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal roof lines and patio pavers paired with the vertical mullions of expansive glass bays.
- Style reading
- Contemporary luxury modernism
- Program
- Single-family luxury residence
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- glass, limestone, metal, stone, water, timber
- Visual identifiers
- floor-to-ceiling-glass, standing-seam-roof, poolside-terrace, stone-masonry
- Style tags
- contemporary, modernism, luxury-residential, transparent
- Visual tags
- luxury-residential, indoor-outdoor, twilight, contemporary, poolside
- Geometry
- Low-slung rectilinear volumes with expansive floor-to-ceiling glass walls balanced by solid stone masonry piers and a standing-seam metal roof.
- Facade system
- Large-format glazed curtain wall with slim metal framing alongside limestone cladding.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame with stone shear walls and flat/low-slope roof framing.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story luxury residential scale with extended horizontal proportions.
- Lighting
- Twilight blue hour balanced against warm interior architectural lighting and illuminated pool water.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and inviting twilight ambiance blending warm interior glow with cool exterior reflections.
- Environmental context
- Suburban residential plot with mature trees, green lawn, and integrated hardscaping.
- Spatial experience
- Seamless transition from manicured lawn and poolside terrace straight into brightly lit open-plan interiors.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal roof lines and patio pavers paired with the vertical mullions of expansive glass bays.
- Style reading
- Contemporary luxury modernism
- Program
- Single-family luxury residence
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture