The street elevation is a study in measured privacy. Coral stone planes anchor the ground floor, interrupted by vertical timber louvers that filter light into the rooms without exposing them. Above, a continuous line of planters spills greenery down the face of the upper story, softening the long horizontal and marking the seam between the two main volumes. Thin, dark roof planes float over each wing, slim enough that the stone and timber carry the composition.
Arrival is choreographed as a sequence of thresholds. Stepping-stone pavers cross the lawn to a flat, dark canopy supported on slender columns. Beside it, water falls in a sheet down a stone wall into a shallow reflecting pool, where a sculptural tree rises in front of a tall timber screen. Beyond, a covered passage runs along a planted courtyard, its timber soffit extending past the stone wall and out over the garden, so the route feels less like a corridor than a walk through the landscape.
The rear elevation reverses the logic of the front. A central double-height volume rises under a raised roof with exposed dark beams and a warm timber soffit, flanked by wings screened with vertical timber fins. The ground floor gives onto a deep covered terrace carried on slim steel posts, opening to the pool, the lawn and the waterline. The detached cabana, clad in timber and stone beneath its own mono-pitch roof, sits apart at the lawn’s edge as a quiet counterpoint.
The program follows the same division between public and private. Living, dining and kitchen occupy the open center, with a study, playroom and gym in their own wing; the primary suite and three further en-suite bedrooms sit above. A three-car garage with staff quarters and a separate pool house complete the plan.
Climate shaped the detailing as much as the views. Deep overhangs shade the openings, planted roofs temper heat gain, and the ground floor is raised above the flood plain. Coral stone, stained timber, smooth stucco and dark bronze aluminum make up a palette built to weather the coastal air.
