Seaside House Design in Carmel California by Sagan Piechota Architecture
Situated atop a rocky outcrop overlooking the ocean in Carmel, California, this Seaside Residence was designed by Sagan Piechota Architecture. This Otter Cove residence strives to appear as a natural extension of the landscape while resolving competing private and public concerns. This ocean-overlooking house are splitted into two wings, recessing the house into the site and locating nearly half of the space partially underground. The plan-split resulted a courtyard, the eastern wing providing privacy from Highway One and the western wing buffering the ocean wind. The Secondary spaces are located on the lower floor and borrow light from above through three staircases. These spaces provide respite from the panoramic drama on the upper floor. Walls are located only where absolutely necessary for privacy or structure and treated as monolithic elements. Stone cladding predominates, rooting the house in the site and visually connecting with the rocky cove.
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Tags: California, Carmel, lower floor design, monolithic elements, ocean-overlooking house, Otter Cove residence, rocky cove, Sagan Piechota Architecture, Seaside Residence, upper floor design
