Buildings might be mute, made up of inert materials in stable compositions, but perceptions of them can fluctuate greatly between when the sun is up and after it’s gone down. To accentuate that difference, this ideabook hastens homes with the same view photographed at dusk or nighttime and during the day.
During the day exterior materials make their presence known, walls are canvases for shadows, and glass reflects the environment. But at night materials fade into the background and walls frame the illuminated windows where the inside spills out. Obviously this ideabook begs considering lighting when undertaking a project, however, it’s also good to think of the home at all times of the day, as an item within the round passage of time.
At night the composition and makeup of the various windows on the home stand out: a small square window at the top left, full-height glass below, the massive opening which juts over the roof and includes integral horizontal louvers.
During the day the quantity that projects above the roof is quite a bit more notable. The stucco walls are also a great backdrop for slopes from trees in the backyard.
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The deep spaces of the house are apparent when viewed at dusk, even though it’s still bright enough to read the various exterior materials, particularly the wood slats and siding.
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That fishbowl effect disappears during the day when the trees and other environment are reflected in the massive glass windows. It is good here to point out that a number of the photos serve to underline the depth of the houses at night, such that window shades are nonexistent. Many homeowners residing with such expanses of glazing frequently install something to modulate light and views.
KUBE architecture
At dusk the inside spaces of the house literally shine, their yellowish paint standing out against the gray and white exterior walls.
KUBE architecture
In what looks to be a shooter taken not long before the previous photo, the difference is nevertheless apparent. Exterior surfaces are stronger, and the interiors are less discernible throughout the glass. Note how the reading of this yellow is aided by elements of the exterior (entrances) painted to match the interiors.
Sam Crawford Architects
Connection between outside and inside is important in this project, where a wall opens to connect a living area and wood patio. This connection is reinforced from the downlights in the roof overhang out, illuminating the patio.
Sam Crawford Architects
Together with the glass wall mounted, the view within the home occurs during the day as well, assisted by the clerestory window on the left.
David Hertz & Studio of Environmental Architecture
At night the massive roof overhang is a canvas for light spilling in the inside the glass box. A couple of downlights function a second-floor terrace over the dining room.
David Hertz & Studio of Environmental Architecture
During the day the roof shades the glass walls. Additionally, it gives a feeling of enclosure to the otherwise transparent glass box.
John Maniscalco Architecture
This is another instance where a deep roof overhang is a canvas to get mild. The glow in the inside enriches the wood surface which covers the bottom of the roofing.
John Maniscalco Architecture
That wood still has a prominence during the day, together with the cladding on the first floor, but the dark glass cuts views into the home.
Beard + Riser Architects
The glow of the house might be somewhat confusing at first. Translucent surfaces — corrugated panels, displays — give it a more distinctive appearance, a more gauzy appearance, than at the last pictures.
Beard + Riser Architects
Those same surfaces still exhibit what is going on behind them — especially framing — however they seem more opaque, as surfaces instead of veils.
Stelle Lomont Rouhani Architects
This thorougly modern home is wrapped in terraces fireplaces and upstairs at grade. Both these outdoor spaces are thoughtfully illuminated through downlights.
Stelle Lomont Rouhani Architects
During the day the warm glow of this downlights gives way to a predominantly gray and white palette. The green peripheral and grass hedges are the most powerful bit of color during the day.
David Matero Architecture
The various windows square, rectangular, L-shaped — glow in the night, bringing heat to the home surrounded by snow.
David Matero Architecture
During the day the subtle colors of the fiber cement panels are apparent as the interiors fade away from the glass.
More:
Architecture at Night: Lanterns at the Landscape
Translucent Surfaces: A Canvas for Light and Shadow