7虎峰山02
重庆
A stepped mountain retreat precedent by Airwall Architecture Office, demonstrating how dark, textured volumes and large terraces integrate into a misty forest landscape.
- What we like about this project
- The deep dark texture of the upper walls contrasts sharply with the white vertical wall corner extension behind.
Materials
- textured-composite-panel
- timber
- glass
- steel-railings
- concrete
Visual identifiers
- dark-textured-facade
- stepped-terraces
- misty-forest-setting
- cantilevered-deck
Style tags
- contemporary
- modernist
- regional
Visual tags
- stepped-massing
- nature-integration
- terraced
- contemporary-villa
- foggy-context
- Geometry
- Stepped rectilinear volumes terracing down a sloped, densely forested site; cantilevered lower deck and upper set-backs create layered horizontal planes.
- Facade system
- Textured dark panel or ribbed cladding system with punched aluminum-framed windows.
- Structural guess
- Reinforced concrete frame with cantilevered floor slabs.
- Spatial scale
- Multi-story residential or hospitality scale, stepped to human proportion via terraces and railings.
- Lighting
- Diffused overcast daylight under heavy mist; soft ambient illumination with minimal harsh shadows.
- Atmosphere
- Quiet, contemplative mood anchored by the misty mountain backdrop and dark textured massing.
- Environmental context
- Mountainous forest setting with dense green canopy and misty background fog.
- Spatial experience
- The building engages the lush mountain backdrop via expansive terraces, framing framed views of the misty landscape from multiple levels.
- Composition rhythm
- Alternating horizontal terrace lines and vertical window alignments breaking up the dark mass.
- Style reading
- Contemporary vernacular-inspired regional modernism
- Program
- Mountain resort or private residence
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- textured-composite-panel, timber, glass, steel-railings, concrete
- Visual identifiers
- dark-textured-facade, stepped-terraces, misty-forest-setting, cantilevered-deck
- Style tags
- contemporary, modernist, regional
- Visual tags
- stepped-massing, nature-integration, terraced, contemporary-villa, foggy-context
- Geometry
- Stepped rectilinear volumes terracing down a sloped, densely forested site; cantilevered lower deck and upper set-backs create layered horizontal planes.
- Facade system
- Textured dark panel or ribbed cladding system with punched aluminum-framed windows.
- Structural guess
- Reinforced concrete frame with cantilevered floor slabs.
- Spatial scale
- Multi-story residential or hospitality scale, stepped to human proportion via terraces and railings.
- Lighting
- Diffused overcast daylight under heavy mist; soft ambient illumination with minimal harsh shadows.
- Atmosphere
- Quiet, contemplative mood anchored by the misty mountain backdrop and dark textured massing.
- Environmental context
- Mountainous forest setting with dense green canopy and misty background fog.
- Spatial experience
- The building engages the lush mountain backdrop via expansive terraces, framing framed views of the misty landscape from multiple levels.
- Composition rhythm
- Alternating horizontal terrace lines and vertical window alignments breaking up the dark mass.
- Style reading
- Contemporary vernacular-inspired regional modernism
- Program
- Mountain resort or private residence
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture