House at Seaside, Florida
This 2,700 square foot oceanfront house, balancing vernacular and high style Classicism, adheres to the town's strict code requirements, yet establishes its own identity with superimposed orders on the street facade and an unorthodox beachfront gable carried on a single Ionic column.
The compact plan looks to the traditional urban townhouse model but employs a side entry through the garden. Children's bedrooms are located at the garden level with the great room at the piano nobile, both with porches overlooking the ocean. The master bedroom suite, with sweeping vistas of both the town and the ocean, occupies the third level.
The interiors are characterized by a Swedish Classical 'Gustavian'' color scheme with sunny shades of blue and yellow that are reminiscent of the sea and sky. The interiors reflect the sense of being on a ship, with built-in alcove seats and beds throughout. Furniture design inspiration ranges from Neo-Grec to classic wicker, and the screened-in porch features a daybed-variation of the traditional porch-swing.
Architecture and Interior Design by Robert A.M. Stern Architects, LLP
The compact plan looks to the traditional urban townhouse model but employs a side entry through the garden. Children's bedrooms are located at the garden level with the great room at the piano nobile, both with porches overlooking the ocean. The master bedroom suite, with sweeping vistas of both the town and the ocean, occupies the third level.
The interiors are characterized by a Swedish Classical 'Gustavian'' color scheme with sunny shades of blue and yellow that are reminiscent of the sea and sky. The interiors reflect the sense of being on a ship, with built-in alcove seats and beds throughout. Furniture design inspiration ranges from Neo-Grec to classic wicker, and the screened-in porch features a daybed-variation of the traditional porch-swing.
Architecture and Interior Design by Robert A.M. Stern Architects, LLP
