Lauriston raised garden view with metal railing balustrade, patio, outdoor kitchen, pink concrete detailing, oak panelling, rear extension, and planted areas.
A residential rear extension precedent combining vertical timber cladding with traditional brick architecture and integrated garden views.
- What we like about this project
- The crisp alignment of the timber vertical joints with the glazing mullions below.
Materials
- timber
- brick
- glass
- metal
Visual identifiers
- timber-cladding
- vertical-boarding
- brick-transition
- raised-garden
- rear-extension
Style tags
- contemporary
- timber-clad
- residential
- contextual
Visual tags
- residential
- extension
- timber-detailing
- garden-integration
- urban-infill
- Geometry
- Stepped rectilinear volumes with vertical timber boarding placed against the existing irregular brick facade.
- Facade system
- Vertical timber board-and-batten style cladding with large glazed openings.
- Structural guess
- Timber frame extension attached to a traditional load-bearing masonry townhouse.
- Spatial scale
- Domestic scale; single-story rear extension sitting below existing multi-story brick townhouse windows.
- Lighting
- Soft, diffused daylight with even illumination across the timber facade and foreground foliage.
- Atmosphere
- Calm, natural, and warm, balancing weathered brick with crisp timber and lush planting.
- Environmental context
- Urban residential rear garden context bounded by neighboring brick party walls.
- Spatial experience
- The extension steps down into the garden, creating a layered threshold between interior living spaces and the planted outdoor realm.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical timber fins establish a regular rhythm contrasting with the irregular coursing of the historic brick wall above.
- Style reading
- Contemporary residential addition with natural timber materiality
- Program
- Residential rear extension and living space
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- timber, brick, glass, metal
- Visual identifiers
- timber-cladding, vertical-boarding, brick-transition, raised-garden, rear-extension
- Style tags
- contemporary, timber-clad, residential, contextual
- Visual tags
- residential, extension, timber-detailing, garden-integration, urban-infill
- Geometry
- Stepped rectilinear volumes with vertical timber boarding placed against the existing irregular brick facade.
- Facade system
- Vertical timber board-and-batten style cladding with large glazed openings.
- Structural guess
- Timber frame extension attached to a traditional load-bearing masonry townhouse.
- Spatial scale
- Domestic scale; single-story rear extension sitting below existing multi-story brick townhouse windows.
- Lighting
- Soft, diffused daylight with even illumination across the timber facade and foreground foliage.
- Atmosphere
- Calm, natural, and warm, balancing weathered brick with crisp timber and lush planting.
- Environmental context
- Urban residential rear garden context bounded by neighboring brick party walls.
- Spatial experience
- The extension steps down into the garden, creating a layered threshold between interior living spaces and the planted outdoor realm.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical timber fins establish a regular rhythm contrasting with the irregular coursing of the historic brick wall above.
- Style reading
- Contemporary residential addition with natural timber materiality
- Program
- Residential rear extension and living space
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture