Elements: An Index of Architectural Details

  • Skylight, architectural detail by Senawa
    Skylight, architectural detail by Senawa
    Skylight, architectural detail by Senawa
    Skylight, architectural detail by Senawa
    Skylight, architectural detail by Senawa

    Light brought from above. A roof aperture pulls the sky into the plan and moves across the walls through the day, turning a stair or a corridor into a lantern.

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  • Edge, architectural detail by Senawa
    Edge, architectural detail by Senawa
    Edge, architectural detail by Senawa
    Edge, architectural detail by Senawa
    Edge, architectural detail by Senawa
    Edge, architectural detail by Senawa

    The line where one thing becomes another: a roof meeting the sky, a floor meeting a garden, the shadow gap between two materials. We design the edge as the place a building is read.

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  • Roster, architectural detail by Senawa
    Roster, architectural detail by Senawa
    Roster, architectural detail by Senawa
    Roster, architectural detail by Senawa

    A perforated screen of brick or block that filters light and air. The roster layers privacy while letting the house breathe in the tropical climate.

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  • Inner Courtyard, architectural detail by Senawa
    Inner Courtyard, architectural detail by Senawa
    Inner Courtyard, architectural detail by Senawa
    Inner Courtyard, architectural detail by Senawa
    Inner Courtyard, architectural detail by Senawa
    Inner Courtyard, architectural detail by Senawa

    A room without a roof at the heart of the plan, organising the house around light and air. In the tropics, the courtyard is where daily life gathers.

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  • Wood, architectural detail by Senawa
    Wood, architectural detail by Senawa
    Wood, architectural detail by Senawa
    Wood, architectural detail by Senawa
    Wood, architectural detail by Senawa
    Wood, architectural detail by Senawa

    Solid timber as structure, surface, and warmth. Oak, teak, and shingle bring texture and age into the work, grounding each room in something tactile.

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