Graoni Beach House
A coastal living room precedent demonstrating how heavy stone massing and exposed timber framing balance expansive, transparent glass walls.
- What we like about this project
- The fireplace hearth and massing read as an independent monolithic block piercing through the structured timber ceiling plane.
Materials
- stone
- timber
- glass
- fabric
- steel
- wood-flooring
Visual identifiers
- stone-fireplace
- exposed-timber-beams
- floor-to-ceiling-glass
- ocean-view
- clifftop-setting
Style tags
- contemporary
- coastal-modern
- warm-minimal
- organic-modern
Visual tags
- coastal-modern
- open-plan
- natural-light
- earthy-materials
- residential
- lounge
- Geometry
- Open-plan living space anchored by a massive central stone fireplace mass, framed by floor-to-ceiling perimeter glazing and linear exposed timber ceiling beams.
- Facade system
- Floor-to-ceiling sliding glass panels with thin black frames.
- Structural guess
- Post-and-beam timber ceiling structure supported by perimeter glazing frames and core masonry walls.
- Spatial scale
- Generous single-story residential scale with comfortable living and lounge zones oriented toward the view.
- Lighting
- Bright ambient daylight entering from perimeter glazing casts sharp diagonal shadows across the wood floor and rug.
- Atmosphere
- Warm, serene, and grounded by natural textures against bright ocean light.
- Environmental context
- Coastal clifftop setting with ocean views and natural greenery visible through floor-to-ceiling glass.
- Spatial experience
- The expansive interior frames coastal horizons through continuous glass while maintaining a deeply grounded, sheltered core around the central hearth.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating linear timber ceiling joists establish an orderly rhythm offset by the monumental, irregular blockwork of the central fireplace.
- Style reading
- Contemporary coastal modern interior
- Program
- Coastal residence living area
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- interior
- Materials
- stone, timber, glass, fabric, steel, wood-flooring
- Visual identifiers
- stone-fireplace, exposed-timber-beams, floor-to-ceiling-glass, ocean-view, clifftop-setting
- Style tags
- contemporary, coastal-modern, warm-minimal, organic-modern
- Visual tags
- coastal-modern, open-plan, natural-light, earthy-materials, residential, lounge
- Geometry
- Open-plan living space anchored by a massive central stone fireplace mass, framed by floor-to-ceiling perimeter glazing and linear exposed timber ceiling beams.
- Facade system
- Floor-to-ceiling sliding glass panels with thin black frames.
- Structural guess
- Post-and-beam timber ceiling structure supported by perimeter glazing frames and core masonry walls.
- Spatial scale
- Generous single-story residential scale with comfortable living and lounge zones oriented toward the view.
- Lighting
- Bright ambient daylight entering from perimeter glazing casts sharp diagonal shadows across the wood floor and rug.
- Atmosphere
- Warm, serene, and grounded by natural textures against bright ocean light.
- Environmental context
- Coastal clifftop setting with ocean views and natural greenery visible through floor-to-ceiling glass.
- Spatial experience
- The expansive interior frames coastal horizons through continuous glass while maintaining a deeply grounded, sheltered core around the central hearth.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating linear timber ceiling joists establish an orderly rhythm offset by the monumental, irregular blockwork of the central fireplace.
- Style reading
- Contemporary coastal modern interior
- Program
- Coastal residence living area
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- interior