![A house with a cedar wood slat facade has black accents and overhanging roof eaves.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/modern-house-architecture-cedar-wood-slat-facade-200720-1154-01.jpg)
Alec Petros Studio has designed a seaside California house that’s covered in cedar wood slats for his client, whom he met in a bookshop.
Alec explains “This project came about when I happened to meet the owner of the property at a local bookstore. We serendipitously picked up the same architecture book, and then struck up a conversation. It turned out he was looking for someone to design his home. It was clear we had a similar design aesthetic, and so we decided to continue the conversation.”
![A modern house with cedar siding and overhanging roof eaves.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/modern-house-architecture-cedar-wood-slat-facade-200720-1154-02.jpg)
With his clients being from Australia, they drew inspiration from the Australian architecture scene and included various elements into the house design, like overhanging eaves, an indoor/outdoor lifestyle, and the wood slat facade.
The wood siding is composed of vertical cedar boards that are attached to a horizontal sleeper system. This creates an air gap between the siding and the water-proofing, and allows sunlight to heat the boards without transferring a majority of that heat into the building itself.
![A house with wood slat siding opens up to to outdoor spaces and is accented by black details like the window frames.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/modern-house-architecture-cedar-wood-slat-facade-200720-1154-03.jpg)
The wood siding was also chosen due to it being a durable material to use in a humid-coastal region, as well as being a material that would age gracefully over time.
![Deep roof eaves meet the wood siding that's made from cedar.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/modern-house-architecture-cedar-wood-slat-facade-200720-1154-04.jpg)