Another way of bringing water from roof to landscape is the use of rain chains, increasingly popular in places outside Asia, where they apparently originated. Water follows the chain down to a splash block or some other considered patch of land. Here, two frame an entry; note the downturned gutter in the upper left corner.
Still at House Ocho, this photo illustrates the relationship between the glass and the structure; the latter is located a couple feet past the exterior wall, allowing the corner window and clerestory to be free of framing at the corner.
Another way of bringing water from roof to landscape is the use of rain chains, increasingly popular in places outside Asia, where they apparently originated. Water follows the chain down to a splash block or some other considered patch of land. Here, two frame an entry; note the downturned gutter in the upper left corner.
added by Claudia Barber to exterior (10 months ago)
rain chains - consider roof form and drainage early in the design process, and include them as a primary aesthetic element, rather than an afterthought.
Another way of bringing water from roof to landscape is the use of rain chains, increasingly popular in places outside Asia, where they apparently originated. Water follows the chain down to a splash block or some other considered patch of land. Here, two frame an entry; note the downturned gutter in the upper left corner.
Another way of bringing water from roof to landscape is the use of rain chains, increasingly popular in places outside Asia, where they apparently originated. Water follows the chain down to a splash block or some other considered patch of land. Here, two frame an entry; note the downturned gutter in the upper left corner.