Encinal Bluffs — STARR WILLIAMS
A coastal residential pavilion by Starr Williams Architecture that integrates heavy timber posts, rubble stone, and floor-to-ceiling sliding glass to merge interior living areas with an expansive stone terrace.
- What we like about this project
- The floor-to-ceiling glass creates an almost uninterrupted transparency through the entire depth of the pavilion to the ocean beyond.
Materials
- timber
- glass
- rubble-stone
- stone-pavers
Visual identifiers
- timber-framing
- full-height-glazing
- stone-masonry
- deep-roof-overhang
Style tags
- contemporary
- modern
- regional
Visual tags
- coastal
- indoor-outdoor
- residential
- pavilion
- open-plan
- Geometry
- Single-story horizontal pavilion with deeply recessed full-height glass walls framed in timber, anchored by a rubble stone wall on the left.
- Facade system
- Floor-to-ceiling timber-framed sliding glass wall system paired with structural posts.
- Structural guess
- Timber post-and-beam structure with stone shear walls and a heavy flat roof canopy.
- Spatial scale
- Single residential story with wide horizontal proportions and human-scaled patio foreground.
- Lighting
- Bright midday sun casting sharp shadows from structural timber mullions and roof overhang onto the interior floor.
- Atmosphere
- Serene, sunlit coastal openness balanced by heavy tactile materials.
- Environmental context
- Coastal bluff setting with native planting, large boulders in the foreground, and ocean view in the distance.
- Spatial experience
- The deep roof overhang and open-plan living layout dissolve the boundary between interior lounge spaces and the external stone patio.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating vertical timber mullions create a measured rhythm across the wide glazed facade.
- Style reading
- Contemporary regional modernism
- Program
- Coastal residence living pavilion
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- timber, glass, rubble-stone, stone-pavers
- Visual identifiers
- timber-framing, full-height-glazing, stone-masonry, deep-roof-overhang
- Style tags
- contemporary, modern, regional
- Visual tags
- coastal, indoor-outdoor, residential, pavilion, open-plan
- Geometry
- Single-story horizontal pavilion with deeply recessed full-height glass walls framed in timber, anchored by a rubble stone wall on the left.
- Facade system
- Floor-to-ceiling timber-framed sliding glass wall system paired with structural posts.
- Structural guess
- Timber post-and-beam structure with stone shear walls and a heavy flat roof canopy.
- Spatial scale
- Single residential story with wide horizontal proportions and human-scaled patio foreground.
- Lighting
- Bright midday sun casting sharp shadows from structural timber mullions and roof overhang onto the interior floor.
- Atmosphere
- Serene, sunlit coastal openness balanced by heavy tactile materials.
- Environmental context
- Coastal bluff setting with native planting, large boulders in the foreground, and ocean view in the distance.
- Spatial experience
- The deep roof overhang and open-plan living layout dissolve the boundary between interior lounge spaces and the external stone patio.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating vertical timber mullions create a measured rhythm across the wide glazed facade.
- Style reading
- Contemporary regional modernism
- Program
- Coastal residence living pavilion
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture