Ocean III
An oceanfront terrace precedent featuring clean stone paving, integrated curved planters, and a frameless glass guardrail that maintains uninterrupted coastal views.
- What we like about this project
- The main tree planter features a sharply curved, sweeping rim that doubles as a low seat edge.
Materials
- concrete-pavers
- stucco
- wood
- glass
- metal
- planting
Visual identifiers
- raised-terrace
- glass-balustrade
- circular-planter
- ocean-view
- paved-deck
Style tags
- contemporary
- resort
- minimalist-hardscape
Visual tags
- coastal
- oceanfront
- terrace
- outdoor-living
- seascape
- hardscape
- Geometry
- Expansive raised terrace paved in large square slabs, framed by a continuous frameless glass balustrade looking out to the horizon.
- Facade system
- Horizontal wood cladding on the adjacent building volume.
- Structural guess
- Reinforced concrete podium slab supporting raised paving and planters.
- Spatial scale
- Large public or multi-residential outdoor terrace at human scale relative to lounge chairs and planting beds.
- Lighting
- Bright direct daylight casting crisp architectural shadows from planters and palm fronds onto the light paving.
- Atmosphere
- Bright, breezy, and open, emphasizing clean horizontal planes against the endless horizon.
- Environmental context
- Coastal beachfront setting with strong ocean views under clear blue sky.
- Spatial experience
- Transition from shaded architectural mass to open, sunlit coastal viewing deck overlooking the beach and ocean.
- Composition rhythm
- Asymmetrical foreground planting beds and palms balance the heavy solid mass of the building facade on the left.
- Style reading
- Contemporary resort landscape architecture
- Program
- Residential or resort oceanfront terrace
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- landscape
- Materials
- concrete-pavers, stucco, wood, glass, metal, planting
- Visual identifiers
- raised-terrace, glass-balustrade, circular-planter, ocean-view, paved-deck
- Style tags
- contemporary, resort, minimalist-hardscape
- Visual tags
- coastal, oceanfront, terrace, outdoor-living, seascape, hardscape
- Geometry
- Expansive raised terrace paved in large square slabs, framed by a continuous frameless glass balustrade looking out to the horizon.
- Facade system
- Horizontal wood cladding on the adjacent building volume.
- Structural guess
- Reinforced concrete podium slab supporting raised paving and planters.
- Spatial scale
- Large public or multi-residential outdoor terrace at human scale relative to lounge chairs and planting beds.
- Lighting
- Bright direct daylight casting crisp architectural shadows from planters and palm fronds onto the light paving.
- Atmosphere
- Bright, breezy, and open, emphasizing clean horizontal planes against the endless horizon.
- Environmental context
- Coastal beachfront setting with strong ocean views under clear blue sky.
- Spatial experience
- Transition from shaded architectural mass to open, sunlit coastal viewing deck overlooking the beach and ocean.
- Composition rhythm
- Asymmetrical foreground planting beds and palms balance the heavy solid mass of the building facade on the left.
- Style reading
- Contemporary resort landscape architecture
- Program
- Residential or resort oceanfront terrace
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- landscape