North Bay Road Residence #1
A grand residential entry courtyard precedent that utilizes a glowing reflecting pool, blue mosaic water wall, and theatrical up-lighting to establish a dramatic nocturnal arrival sequence.
- What we like about this project
- Floating illuminated stepping stones cutting directly through the reflecting pool surface.
Materials
- blue-mosaic-tile
- water
- stone-panels
- glass
- black-marble
Visual identifiers
- blue-mosaic-water-wall
- reflecting-pool
- illuminated-stepping-stones
- symmetrical-entry
Style tags
- contemporary
- luxury
- modernism
- dramatic
Visual tags
- water-feature
- nocturnal-lighting
- luxurious
- residential
- grand-entrance
- symmetry
- Geometry
- Symmetrical grand entrance sequence featuring a central reflecting pool flanked by a towering blue mosaic water feature on the left and a stone-clad mass on the right.
- Facade system
- Combination of blue glass mosaic tile wall, large-format stone panels, and extensive floor-to-ceiling glass glazing above.
- Structural guess
- Reinforced concrete frame with cantilevered upper floor slabs.
- Spatial scale
- Monumental residential scale, spanning multiple vertical stories with expansive water and facade surfaces.
- Lighting
- Up-lighting embedded in the water pools and edge strips creates a dramatic nocturnal glow, contrasting warm interior light above.
- Atmosphere
- Serene yet theatrical mood produced by quiet water surfaces and carefully choreographed under-lighting.
- Environmental context
- Luxurious private residential entry courtyard at night.
- Spatial experience
- Dramatic processional approach across stepping elements floating above water, leading the eye to a dark marble-framed entry portal.
- Composition rhythm
- Balanced bilateral symmetry centered on the reflecting pool axis and reinforced by repetitive floor lights.
- Style reading
- Contemporary luxury modernism
- Program
- Luxury residential estate entrance
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- blue-mosaic-tile, water, stone-panels, glass, black-marble
- Visual identifiers
- blue-mosaic-water-wall, reflecting-pool, illuminated-stepping-stones, symmetrical-entry
- Style tags
- contemporary, luxury, modernism, dramatic
- Visual tags
- water-feature, nocturnal-lighting, luxurious, residential, grand-entrance, symmetry
- Geometry
- Symmetrical grand entrance sequence featuring a central reflecting pool flanked by a towering blue mosaic water feature on the left and a stone-clad mass on the right.
- Facade system
- Combination of blue glass mosaic tile wall, large-format stone panels, and extensive floor-to-ceiling glass glazing above.
- Structural guess
- Reinforced concrete frame with cantilevered upper floor slabs.
- Spatial scale
- Monumental residential scale, spanning multiple vertical stories with expansive water and facade surfaces.
- Lighting
- Up-lighting embedded in the water pools and edge strips creates a dramatic nocturnal glow, contrasting warm interior light above.
- Atmosphere
- Serene yet theatrical mood produced by quiet water surfaces and carefully choreographed under-lighting.
- Environmental context
- Luxurious private residential entry courtyard at night.
- Spatial experience
- Dramatic processional approach across stepping elements floating above water, leading the eye to a dark marble-framed entry portal.
- Composition rhythm
- Balanced bilateral symmetry centered on the reflecting pool axis and reinforced by repetitive floor lights.
- Style reading
- Contemporary luxury modernism
- Program
- Luxury residential estate entrance
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture