Beach Road 2 House, Florida Property Design, USA Architecture, Interior, Images
Beach Road 2 on Jupiter Island
Modern Sea View Home, USA ? design by Hughesumbanhowar Architects
7 Oct 2016
Beach Road 2 House
Design: Hughesumbanhowar Architects
Location: Jupiter Island, Florida, USA
Beach Road 2,

Like driftwood collecting in courses on the beach, the house comfortably nestles in the interstices between waterfront and road along a narrow site on the northern coast of Jupiter Island.

Spare in its 3,600 square feet, the house and its materials manifest the surprise of a beachcomber?s serendipitous and precious finds?of worn beach glass, an abandoned marine vessel, or an ephemeral pattern in the sand?and a riff on spontaneity and permanence. Completed in 2004, the house embodies the same complexities and dichotomies that characterize Jupiter Island. At once modern and timeless, the house is both a quaint coastal cottage and a chic isle villa. The cerebral geometries of the house are complemented by the pitched nautical dynamism of a structure perched on piers and railings, ready to set sail at a moment?s notice.
The design consciously plumbs the elements of glass, sand and aluminum for their metaphorical and material possibilities in three distinctive ?laboratories? for living. Discrete sections comprise: ?sand? which encloses the sleeping area, ?aluminum? which enlivens the entertaining space, and ?glass? which enhances the contemplative living space. Each segment is sensit...