STYLE AT THE BEACH

©2004 Photos by David Franzen

The plan parti (organization) of the home is quite simple. The large great room with the kitchen, living and dining room are working in coexistence, each with a sense of their own space yet speaking to the greater public gathering space. A beach house is not a formal home, but one that expresses the casual nature of island living and relaxed social gathering. The master suite is situated towards the beach front side of the property enjoying the vistas of the ocean beyond and the privacy from the public spaces of the great room. Due to the steepness that the ‘Dickey’ roof affords, a scissors truss was introduced for the great room creating an excellent radiant barrier and the cost effectiveness of a truss roof. The flat ‘attic’ trusses over the kitchen and guest rooms provide for a huge storage attic that is fully habitable for human use with ease. The large storage capacity of the attic relieves the need for excessive storage on the ground floor, providing for a smaller footprint with larger outdoor living spaces and yards.