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Cearnal Collective

Based in Santa Barbara, Cearnal Collective pairs crisp white stucco volumes and graphic glazed tilework with sweeping stone masonry and bold vertical elements that disrupt low horizontal overhangs across commercial plazas, healthcare facilities, and dining spaces. This work serves as a precise reference when integrating outdoor fireplaces directly into stone patio boundaries, embedding tile murals within solid plaster facades, or balancing low-slung regional forms with central focal towers.

Low-slung modern residence with exposed concrete shear walls and deep wood soffit overhangs by Cearnal Collective.

Perry Main

Photo · Perry-main.jpg

A residential exterior precedent by Cearnal Collective showcasing dramatic concrete blade walls, extensive timber soffits, and seamless integration with lush site landscaping.

What we like about this project
A prominent vertical concrete blade pierces directly through the horizontal porch overhang.

Materials

  • concrete
  • timber
  • glass
  • stone

Visual identifiers

  • concrete-blade-wall
  • wood-soffit-overhangs
  • cantilevered-roof
  • tropical-landscaping

Style tags

  • modernist
  • tropical-modern
  • contemporary

Visual tags

  • residential
  • modernist
  • indoor-outdoor
  • dusk-lighting
  • tropical-modern
Geometry
Asymmetrical composition anchored by a central vertical concrete blade wall that slices through wide, cantilevered low-pitch roof planes.
Facade system
Exposed concrete shear walls combined with large glass curtain walls and timber-lined overhangs.
Structural guess
Cast-in-place concrete walls supporting steel and timber roof frames with wide cantilevers.
Spatial scale
Single-to-two-story residential scale, extended horizontally across the landscape.
Lighting
Dusk or dawn ambient pink-purple sky paired with warm recessed downlighting under the eaves, casting soft glows on timber and concrete surfaces.
Atmosphere
Warm, inviting, and sheltered beneath deep architectural overhangs against a vibrant twilight sky.
Environmental context
Suburban or semi-rural site with mature eucalyptus or palm trees, layered landscaping, and a sweeping concrete driveway.
Spatial experience
Approaching via the curving driveway leads under deeply recessed, warm-lit wood soffits framed by lush tropical planting.
Composition rhythm
Dynamic diagonal and horizontal rooflines contrasted against a strong vertical central concrete fin.
Style reading
Tropical modernist residential architecture
Program
Single-family residential home
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
concrete, timber, glass, stone
Visual identifiers
concrete-blade-wall, wood-soffit-overhangs, cantilevered-roof, tropical-landscaping
Style tags
modernist, tropical-modern, contemporary
Visual tags
residential, modernist, indoor-outdoor, dusk-lighting, tropical-modern
Geometry
Asymmetrical composition anchored by a central vertical concrete blade wall that slices through wide, cantilevered low-pitch roof planes.
Facade system
Exposed concrete shear walls combined with large glass curtain walls and timber-lined overhangs.
Structural guess
Cast-in-place concrete walls supporting steel and timber roof frames with wide cantilevers.
Spatial scale
Single-to-two-story residential scale, extended horizontally across the landscape.
Lighting
Dusk or dawn ambient pink-purple sky paired with warm recessed downlighting under the eaves, casting soft glows on timber and concrete surfaces.
Atmosphere
Warm, inviting, and sheltered beneath deep architectural overhangs against a vibrant twilight sky.
Environmental context
Suburban or semi-rural site with mature eucalyptus or palm trees, layered landscaping, and a sweeping concrete driveway.
Spatial experience
Approaching via the curving driveway leads under deeply recessed, warm-lit wood soffits framed by lush tropical planting.
Composition rhythm
Dynamic diagonal and horizontal rooflines contrasted against a strong vertical central concrete fin.
Style reading
Tropical modernist residential architecture
Program
Single-family residential home
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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Low-slung modern residence with exposed concrete shear walls and deep wood soffit overhangs by Cearnal Collective.

Perry Main

Photo · Perry-main.jpg

A residential exterior precedent by Cearnal Collective showcasing dramatic concrete blade walls, extensive timber soffits, and seamless integration with lush site landscaping.

What we like about this project
A prominent vertical concrete blade pierces directly through the horizontal porch overhang.

Materials

  • concrete
  • timber
  • glass
  • stone

Visual identifiers

  • concrete-blade-wall
  • wood-soffit-overhangs
  • cantilevered-roof
  • tropical-landscaping

Style tags

  • modernist
  • tropical-modern
  • contemporary

Visual tags

  • residential
  • modernist
  • indoor-outdoor
  • dusk-lighting
  • tropical-modern
Geometry
Asymmetrical composition anchored by a central vertical concrete blade wall that slices through wide, cantilevered low-pitch roof planes.
Facade system
Exposed concrete shear walls combined with large glass curtain walls and timber-lined overhangs.
Structural guess
Cast-in-place concrete walls supporting steel and timber roof frames with wide cantilevers.
Spatial scale
Single-to-two-story residential scale, extended horizontally across the landscape.
Lighting
Dusk or dawn ambient pink-purple sky paired with warm recessed downlighting under the eaves, casting soft glows on timber and concrete surfaces.
Atmosphere
Warm, inviting, and sheltered beneath deep architectural overhangs against a vibrant twilight sky.
Environmental context
Suburban or semi-rural site with mature eucalyptus or palm trees, layered landscaping, and a sweeping concrete driveway.
Spatial experience
Approaching via the curving driveway leads under deeply recessed, warm-lit wood soffits framed by lush tropical planting.
Composition rhythm
Dynamic diagonal and horizontal rooflines contrasted against a strong vertical central concrete fin.
Style reading
Tropical modernist residential architecture
Program
Single-family residential home
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
concrete, timber, glass, stone
Visual identifiers
concrete-blade-wall, wood-soffit-overhangs, cantilevered-roof, tropical-landscaping
Style tags
modernist, tropical-modern, contemporary
Visual tags
residential, modernist, indoor-outdoor, dusk-lighting, tropical-modern
Geometry
Asymmetrical composition anchored by a central vertical concrete blade wall that slices through wide, cantilevered low-pitch roof planes.
Facade system
Exposed concrete shear walls combined with large glass curtain walls and timber-lined overhangs.
Structural guess
Cast-in-place concrete walls supporting steel and timber roof frames with wide cantilevers.
Spatial scale
Single-to-two-story residential scale, extended horizontally across the landscape.
Lighting
Dusk or dawn ambient pink-purple sky paired with warm recessed downlighting under the eaves, casting soft glows on timber and concrete surfaces.
Atmosphere
Warm, inviting, and sheltered beneath deep architectural overhangs against a vibrant twilight sky.
Environmental context
Suburban or semi-rural site with mature eucalyptus or palm trees, layered landscaping, and a sweeping concrete driveway.
Spatial experience
Approaching via the curving driveway leads under deeply recessed, warm-lit wood soffits framed by lush tropical planting.
Composition rhythm
Dynamic diagonal and horizontal rooflines contrasted against a strong vertical central concrete fin.
Style reading
Tropical modernist residential architecture
Program
Single-family residential home
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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