Project 2
A coastal residential exterior featuring traditional regional vernacular elements including a raised central stair, white stucco cladding, and operable shutters.
- What we like about this project
- The sculptural curving sweep of the exterior double stairway creates a dramatic entry focal point.
Materials
- stucco
- wood
- shingle
- metal
Visual identifiers
- white-stucco
- elevated-entry-stair
- hipped-roof
- window-shutters
- porch
Style tags
- coastal
- vernacular
- traditional
Visual tags
- coastal
- residential
- traditional
- raised-foundation
- stucco
- Geometry
- Asymmetrical two-story massing featuring a prominent central double stair leading to an elevated porch, balanced by a hipped-roof tower pavilion to the right.
- Facade system
- Stucco-clad frame with punched window openings, operational louvered shutters, and canvas or metal awnings.
- Structural guess
- Wood frame or masonry bearing walls with raised foundation.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale with a prominent elevated porch and exterior stair.
- Lighting
- Bright direct daylight casting strong angular shadows across the white stucco walls and window shutters.
- Atmosphere
- Bright, airy, and sun-drenched tropical or coastal mood.
- Environmental context
- Coastal residential setting with mature trees, gravel driveway, and lush foreground foliage.
- Spatial experience
- The raised entry sequence establishes a ceremonial threshold, lifting living spaces above ground level and framing views through layered porches.
- Composition rhythm
- Asymmetrical balance anchored by the strong diagonal sweep of the central entry stair.
- Style reading
- Coastal vernacular residential architecture
- Program
- Coastal single-family residence
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- stucco, wood, shingle, metal
- Visual identifiers
- white-stucco, elevated-entry-stair, hipped-roof, window-shutters, porch
- Style tags
- coastal, vernacular, traditional
- Visual tags
- coastal, residential, traditional, raised-foundation, stucco
- Geometry
- Asymmetrical two-story massing featuring a prominent central double stair leading to an elevated porch, balanced by a hipped-roof tower pavilion to the right.
- Facade system
- Stucco-clad frame with punched window openings, operational louvered shutters, and canvas or metal awnings.
- Structural guess
- Wood frame or masonry bearing walls with raised foundation.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale with a prominent elevated porch and exterior stair.
- Lighting
- Bright direct daylight casting strong angular shadows across the white stucco walls and window shutters.
- Atmosphere
- Bright, airy, and sun-drenched tropical or coastal mood.
- Environmental context
- Coastal residential setting with mature trees, gravel driveway, and lush foreground foliage.
- Spatial experience
- The raised entry sequence establishes a ceremonial threshold, lifting living spaces above ground level and framing views through layered porches.
- Composition rhythm
- Asymmetrical balance anchored by the strong diagonal sweep of the central entry stair.
- Style reading
- Coastal vernacular residential architecture
- Program
- Coastal single-family residence
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture