The only Art Moderne style residence on the block offered both opportunity and challenge: its curved corners, horizontal lines, and asymmetrical proportions carried the imprint of a distinctive era — one we wanted to honor without replicating.
The goal was to work within the bones of the house, refining the interiors to feel quieter, softer, and more responsive to its oceanside context.
“The house flows so beautifully, each room pours into the next and offers these beautiful moments of pause to enjoy in one’s day-to-day.”
The reimagined spaces share sculpted light, calm tonal transitions, rounded furniture silhouettes, and layered textures. The palette is hushed but tactile: warm wood, raw linen, ceramics, and subtle mineral tones that change with the light.
“The result is a quietly edited home — warm, grounding, and in dialogue with its coastal setting.”
Biophilic principles guided much of the intervention — not as surface reference, but as an underlying rhythm. Materials were chosen for their natural origin and temporal qualities: finishes that age, woods that respond to the air, and textures that invite touch. Openings frame light like landscape, and the arrangement of space privileges rest, rhythm, and the subtle shifts of the day.
Throughout, the design leans into the phenomenological — the lived experience of architecture. How light enters and interacts with each space, the sound of chimes trickling in, the way shadow pools in a corner. These sensory details form the essence of the space — architecture not just as shelter, but as atmosphere.
