The house is built on a 60-foot-wide oceanfront site. Lush plantings and a fence screen the lower level; diagonal cypress siding makes either end of the upper floor private; both sides of the house are glass, but a row of "fins" masks them from anything but a head-on view.
Upstairs, a kitchen-bath utility core spearates the master bedroom and living area. Sliding glass doors provide access to the gallery-like decks. No interior doors obstruct traffic on this floor.
Below, identical bedrooms open both to the oputdoors and onto a common play area that could keep a boat out of harm's way when you're gone. Next to it is storage and bath.
The house measures 29x39 feet; square footage is about 1.900, inlcuding the upper decks but not the gazebo.
The big living-dining area is divided by a prefab fireplace on a gravel hearth. Walls are no-upkeep cypress, with one painted accent section pointing the way to the kitchen. Its elevation provides a clear view in two directions.
Just two steps outside and another step down, the 13x20 gazebo serves as an outdoor adjunct to the main living room area. Planks overhead and along one side make it private and protect delicate plants from too much sun or wind.
Here's another look at those unusual "fins". They're set five feet out from the walls and just far enough apart to maintain privacy without sacrificing the view or ocean breezes.
Those steps lead to the entry, which was deliberately camouflaged to discourage casual visitors.
Below, diagonal planks conceal the outside storage shown on the plan. It's accessible through a door at the bottom of the steps, as well as from inside. Big compartments a either end hold gardening tools, sports equipment and outdoor furniture - with enough space for a compact workbench.
At the seating end of the living room, diagonal siding repeats the exterior tratment and contrasts with the vertical panes used elsewhere. Here again, sliding glass doors open the interior to a full-length roofed deck. The "fins" parallel the glass, stopping just short of the corners of the house.
The owners arranged all their furniture around the perimeter so that they could entertain a big group without wasting a lot of floor space. The large throw rug can be rolled up for dancing.
Each of the downstairs bedrooms can accommodate two children or two guests. Built-in bunk beds and storage free plenty of floor space and keep furniture needs to minimum. The lampshades, here and in the living room, are upside-down wastebaskets.
There's a bath next door and sliding glass doors open to a wrap-around deck outside, so early risers can move about without disturbing sleepyheads in the other bedroom upstairs.
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