location context modern residential home on conesus lake finger lakes ny clear neutral daylight cool overcast sky gravel driveway approach with naturalized landscape 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 contrasting lighter grey fiber cement panels window frames black steel all dark panels coordinate with this black entry courtyard wall simple timber retaining wall closest to viewer with concrete wrap at house connection landscape grounds foreground trees lush deciduous trees do not modify lakeside treeline tall mature deciduous trees do not add or change plantings low scale layered landscaping between gravel and house entry near entrance and courtyard retaining walls driveway maintain existing footprint and configuration do not change ground plane gravel driveway leads to entry courtyard with spacing before house human scale activity include a few people in entry courtyard suggest arrival moment in time inhabited landscape
