US studio Boyd Architects has wrapped a home in standing seam metallic and pine boards and articulated every kind with a vernacular hip roof in Summerville, South Carolina.
Based mostly in Charleston, Boyd Architects accomplished the three,611-square foot (335-square metre) Summerville Home in 2023, as a “technique of form-making”.
“This inspiration for the mission was the hipped roofs of the Lowcountry, that are each acquainted and considerable on this space,” the studio advised Dezeen.
“The silhouette created by the asymmetrical roofs on this mission animate the in any other case unremarkable avenue.”
Situated within the city’s historic district, the sculptural design stands out in its neighbourhood, whereas nonetheless being a “good neighbour” with a modest scale and restrained materials palette.
Centred internally on an oblong pool with an built-in sizzling tub, the massing of the home consists of three single-storey buildings which are considered as 4 volumes.
The primary L-shaped home measures 2,400 sq. toes (223 sq. metres) and is break up into two roof varieties. Balancing the other fringe of the property are a 900-square foot (84-square metre) storage and lounge and a 350-square foot (33-square metre) sq. pool home.
“The dimensions of each the volumes and the area between them create an applicable stage of intimacy inside this courtyard that enables it to really feel like an extension of the inside areas,” the staff mentioned, noting that almost all of the inside areas look out to the courtyard.
On the principle home, one roof kind runs parallel to the road, rising over the general public zones of the residing, kitchen and eating areas with excessive vaulted ceilings. A linear entry porch can be tucked beneath this type.
Turning perpendicular to the road, the non-public areas are aligned alongside a glazed hall with the first suite within the entrance of the home and media and lounge areas filling within the voids.
A big central coated porch holds the centre of the plan, increasing the residing space by way of a “zero-threshold 3-panel sliding glass door that successfully eliminates the boundary between inside and exterior area.”
“The inside palette is deliberately easy and somewhat standard,” the staff mentioned. “This was each a operate of price and a want to let the form of the vaulted ceilings be the principle attraction.”
Contrasting the white inside, the outside is clad in dark-coloured standing seam metallic panels, chosen for his or her low upkeep and talent for use as each partitions and roofs. The roofs haven’t any overhang.
In the meantime, the porch partitions and soffits are wrapped with warm-toned stained pine siding that “plugs in” to spotlight the place the residents work together with the constructing. The wooden species was chosen to nod to Summerville’s moniker – “Flower City within the Pines.”
Giant glazing is reserved for the inner courtyard facades, retaining the street-facing elevations opaque and personal.
“This dynamic establishes the twin personalities of the residence: The inside character is considered one of transparency and daylight, whereas the outside persona is outlined by the sculptural silhouettes of the volumes.”
Different tasks lately accomplished in South Carolina embrace the lifted Worldwide African American Museum in Charleston by Pei Cobb Freed & Companions and Moody Nolan and the Greenville County Administration constructing with a winged roof and skybridge in Greenville by Foster + Companions.
The images is by Reagen Taylor Pictures.
Challenge credit:
Architect: Boyd Architects
Panorama architect: Comment Studio
Structural engineer: Okay.M. Powell Engineering
Basic contractor: C.B. Elrod Co
