Galatea Residence
An exterior residential precedent showcasing balanced horizontal massing, natural stone cladding, and warm wood accents by Brandon Architects.
- What we like about this project
- A central glazed axis allows a direct line of sight from the street all the way through the rear of the house.
Materials
- natural-stone
- wood
- glass
- metal-framing
- concrete
Visual identifiers
- stone-clad-facade
- wood-garage-doors
- deep-roof-overhangs
- central-entry-court
Style tags
- contemporary
- modern
- coastal-architecture
Visual tags
- coastal-modern
- luxury-residential
- symmetrical-composition
- horizontal-lines
- motor-court
- Geometry
- Symmetrical-feeling two-story horizontal massing with flanking wood garage bays and a recessed central entry axis.
- Facade system
- Large format stone panels combined with extensive multi-lite glazing and metal louver sunshades.
- Structural guess
- Steel and wood frame with concrete foundation and shear walls.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale dominated by expansive horizontal roof planes.
- Lighting
- Bright midday sun casting crisp shadows from overhangs and the central trellised entry.
- Atmosphere
- Bright, manicured, and welcoming with a polished coastal aesthetic.
- Environmental context
- Suburban coastal neighborhood with closely spaced luxury residences.
- Spatial experience
- Approached from a paved motor court, the central entry frames a deep view straight through the home to the rear.
- Composition rhythm
- Balanced twin garage blocks anchoring the outer edges of a transparent central core.
- Style reading
- Contemporary coastal modern residence
- Program
- Single-family luxury residence
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- natural-stone, wood, glass, metal-framing, concrete
- Visual identifiers
- stone-clad-facade, wood-garage-doors, deep-roof-overhangs, central-entry-court
- Style tags
- contemporary, modern, coastal-architecture
- Visual tags
- coastal-modern, luxury-residential, symmetrical-composition, horizontal-lines, motor-court
- Geometry
- Symmetrical-feeling two-story horizontal massing with flanking wood garage bays and a recessed central entry axis.
- Facade system
- Large format stone panels combined with extensive multi-lite glazing and metal louver sunshades.
- Structural guess
- Steel and wood frame with concrete foundation and shear walls.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale dominated by expansive horizontal roof planes.
- Lighting
- Bright midday sun casting crisp shadows from overhangs and the central trellised entry.
- Atmosphere
- Bright, manicured, and welcoming with a polished coastal aesthetic.
- Environmental context
- Suburban coastal neighborhood with closely spaced luxury residences.
- Spatial experience
- Approached from a paved motor court, the central entry frames a deep view straight through the home to the rear.
- Composition rhythm
- Balanced twin garage blocks anchoring the outer edges of a transparent central core.
- Style reading
- Contemporary coastal modern residence
- Program
- Single-family luxury residence
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture