location context modern residential home on conesus lake finger lakes ny clear neutral daylight gravel driveway approach building exterior roof black standing seam metal sloped form upper triangular form vertical natural wood slat siding lower volume dark grey fiber cement panel cladding attached box element lighter grey fiber cement panels window frames panels black steel change any red panels to black steel to match entry courtyard wall simple timber retaining wall with concrete wrap at house connection landscape grounds trees do not add or change existing trees keep lush deciduous foreground and lakeside treeline as is plantings low scale layered planting between gravel and house entry only retaining walls driveway do not change existing footprint ground plane gravel driveway simple spacing before house human scale activity one or two people in entry courtyard
