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What do you call this style of contemporary architecture?

  • This house was once a very nondescript ranch until it received this facade. I'm asking especially about the style of the "fence": The fence is purely cosmetic, as it is about 3 feet from the house and serves no purpose other than to look cool. I've seen this style that uses these horizontal lines, accent lighting, dark natural woods, oversized windows, and is very clean and geometric, though it is very rare where I live. House in question http://i.imgur.com/BiuzA7x.jpg

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    Architecturally it could be called a modified https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brise_soleil. A structure designed to cut sun exposure by half.

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moonmilk

The fence might also help keep the house cool, if it catches the sun before it hits the side of the house.

amtho

Following in thorzdad'd direction, I would have called that a privacy fence. Apparently the "style" of the fence is "horizontal".

ubiquity

4ster

That would be a slat fence. I've no idea if there is a name for a style combining the slat fence and stone facade.

Vigilant

here in nyc we'd call that a horizontal fence (because of the orientation of the slats). http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2015/07/horizontal-fence-pics/

Exceptional_Hubris

I don't agree that the fence is purely decorative. There are probably bedroom windows behind the fence, and the fence is intended to block the view into the windows, while adding a decorative touch. So...Decorative Security?

Thorzdad

Just to clarify: I'm not asking about the original architecture of the house as it was built, but rather the name of the style referenced by it updated facade.

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