a craftsman style residential home south facing front elevation photorealistic exterior rendering golden hour natural lighting two story structure with a steeply pitched gable roof 12 3 pitch at upper dormer 12 11 pitch at main roof clad in horizontal nickel gap shiplap wood siding painted gable ends and dormer faces feature vertical tongue and groove wood siding stained natural wood tone composite rake boards and fascia trim all painted a slight off white the right side of the house is set back three feet from the left side of the house with the front entrance and the porch off the right side of the house is set back 19 feet a covered front porch spans the entire front left facade suspended by a low slope metal awning supported by exposed 1 2 steel rods anchored to the siding porch decking is stained 5 4x6 clear pressure treated wood boards entry is a set of double black french doors centered on the facade three wide wooden front steps descend from the porch across the full width of the left facade down to grade level 2 steps descend down off the left of the porch towards the driveway a concrete walkway extends from the base of the front steps directly toward the camera leading the eye into the composition to the left of the home a concrete driveway with a crushed granite middle runs alongside the house toward the rear a raised side deck extends to the right with stainless steel cable railing a painted 2x6 top rail and matching stained deck boards and black metal posts foundation is screened with painted horizontal 1x6 boards with gaps a parged cmu address marker sits at the front entry a parged cmu planter anchors the far right side of the raised side deck planted with tall grasses and trailing succulents spilling over the edge half round gutters at all eave lines landscaping is southern california native and drought tolerant clusters of blue oat grass and mexican feather grass sway softly in the foreground interspersed with agave aloe echeveria rosettes and low spreading ice plant decomposed granite and smooth river rock mulch ground the planting beds a grass lawn anchors the front of the yard the concrete walkway is flanked by grass lawn the overall landscape feel is warm dry textural and california coastal sun bleached and effortlessly curated warm late afternoon sunlight long soft shadows rich golden tones inviting curb appeal black modern window frames the house should sit on an acre lot with no other houses in sight the final image should be shot 15 degrees left of straight on and you ca see down the drive way where a wooden horizontal gate blocks the driveway
