A Radical Departure in Flow
A landscape-integrated masonry pavilion by Richard Parr Associates featuring sweeping curved brick walls and warm sunset illumination.
- What we like about this project
- The upper clerestory band features a fine diagonal lattice pattern contrasting the heavy solid brick below.
Materials
- brick
- glass
- metal
Visual identifiers
- curved-brick
- sloping-parapet
- golden-hour
- masonry-pavilion
Style tags
- contemporary
- organic
- masonry
Visual tags
- curvilinear
- brick-facade
- sunset-lighting
- landscape-integrated
- pavilion
- Geometry
- Curvilinear brick massing steps down with a sloping parapet line, intersected by a faceted upper clerestory or roof band.
- Facade system
- Load-bearing light brick masonry with curved planar transitions.
- Structural guess
- Load-bearing masonry walls with steel roof framing.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story residential or pavilion scale set against tall trees.
- Lighting
- Golden hour sunset casting warm highlights and long shadows across the textured brick surface.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and warm, grounded by solid masonry and quiet evening light.
- Environmental context
- Set within a lush, wooded landscape with mature trees and native grasses.
- Spatial experience
- Approaching from the garden path, the solid curved masonry creates a welcoming, private enclosure.
- Composition rhythm
- Flowing horizontal masonry bands contrasted by vertical tree trunks and fine lattice roof textures.
- Style reading
- Contemporary organic architectural pavilion
- Program
- Residential pavilion or countryside retreat
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- brick, glass, metal
- Visual identifiers
- curved-brick, sloping-parapet, golden-hour, masonry-pavilion
- Style tags
- contemporary, organic, masonry
- Visual tags
- curvilinear, brick-facade, sunset-lighting, landscape-integrated, pavilion
- Geometry
- Curvilinear brick massing steps down with a sloping parapet line, intersected by a faceted upper clerestory or roof band.
- Facade system
- Load-bearing light brick masonry with curved planar transitions.
- Structural guess
- Load-bearing masonry walls with steel roof framing.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story residential or pavilion scale set against tall trees.
- Lighting
- Golden hour sunset casting warm highlights and long shadows across the textured brick surface.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and warm, grounded by solid masonry and quiet evening light.
- Environmental context
- Set within a lush, wooded landscape with mature trees and native grasses.
- Spatial experience
- Approaching from the garden path, the solid curved masonry creates a welcoming, private enclosure.
- Composition rhythm
- Flowing horizontal masonry bands contrasted by vertical tree trunks and fine lattice roof textures.
- Style reading
- Contemporary organic architectural pavilion
- Program
- Residential pavilion or countryside retreat
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture