Del Mar Meadows
Designed around entertaining and elegance, this retirement home set in the picturesque coastal bluffs of Del Mar, is a wonderful example of Southern Californian style. The use of open connected space and outdoor living as themes for the home defined the elegant character of this single story home.
Fronting on the Meadows of Del Mar Golf Course, the 3,500 square foot home’s contemporary design alludes to the prairie style of architecture. Sandstone bluffs, mesas, arroyos and canyons abound in the open space surrounding the home. Strong horizontal lines, deep over hangings and the cascading rooflines of the prairie style blend the home into it’s scenic context. The strong horizontal mullions of the windows and varied width wood siding further emphasize this theme. The coastal sage, native to Southern California and prevalent in the area, as well as the sandstone bluffs influenced the pallet of sage, taupe and green used in the exterior materials of the home.
A broad and thin layout of the home maximizes the frontage toward the views and breezes. Outside the entry is one end of a thick, stone wall that bisects the home and leads through the foyer, out to the back patios. This slate-clad wall separates the private spaces from the public areas of the home, as well as giving a strong dramatic reference line to the composition. This wall is where one of the family’s most beloved antiques; ‘Raymond’ – a Chinese terra-cotta sculpture reside. The wall has portals to the living spaces and houses the fireplace and hearth of the home. Contrasted with this solid wall are warmly colored walls and extensive use of wood on the ceilings and exposed structure. This contrast added fine texture and rhythm to the spaces
The living and dining spaces as well as the kitchen are all linked in one large, elegantly proportioned room. The lines of the ceiling are continuous from space to space while clusters of furnishings were used to define the living room from the dining room. Custom enclosures built around these spaces conceal audio/visual equipment and provide much needed storage for photographs and other personal mementos. Floor to ceiling, wall-to-wall windows to the west open up all of the living spaces to and capture the view.
Layered rooflines slip past and overlap each other with clerestory windows between, to visually connect the indoor and outdoor spaces. Wood ceilings and beams literally pass from indoors to a large covered outdoor patio. This detail visually erased the boundary between indoors and outdoors. The goal to create an outdoor living veranda was accomplished by expanding and opening the inside space to the exterior. An outdoor fireplace and cooking center serve to anchor this space, which is articulated by an overhead trellis and roof that filters the afternoon west sun while deflecting the coastal breezes.
The master bedroom enjoys the same wood ceiling and windows as the living spaces, however it has a more intimate scale. The rooflines project to the outside capturing a private outdoor space that has a recessed seating area and built in spa.
Fronting on the Meadows of Del Mar Golf Course, the 3,500 square foot home’s contemporary design alludes to the prairie style of architecture. Sandstone bluffs, mesas, arroyos and canyons abound in the open space surrounding the home. Strong horizontal lines, deep over hangings and the cascading rooflines of the prairie style blend the home into it’s scenic context. The strong horizontal mullions of the windows and varied width wood siding further emphasize this theme. The coastal sage, native to Southern California and prevalent in the area, as well as the sandstone bluffs influenced the pallet of sage, taupe and green used in the exterior materials of the home.
A broad and thin layout of the home maximizes the frontage toward the views and breezes. Outside the entry is one end of a thick, stone wall that bisects the home and leads through the foyer, out to the back patios. This slate-clad wall separates the private spaces from the public areas of the home, as well as giving a strong dramatic reference line to the composition. This wall is where one of the family’s most beloved antiques; ‘Raymond’ – a Chinese terra-cotta sculpture reside. The wall has portals to the living spaces and houses the fireplace and hearth of the home. Contrasted with this solid wall are warmly colored walls and extensive use of wood on the ceilings and exposed structure. This contrast added fine texture and rhythm to the spaces
The living and dining spaces as well as the kitchen are all linked in one large, elegantly proportioned room. The lines of the ceiling are continuous from space to space while clusters of furnishings were used to define the living room from the dining room. Custom enclosures built around these spaces conceal audio/visual equipment and provide much needed storage for photographs and other personal mementos. Floor to ceiling, wall-to-wall windows to the west open up all of the living spaces to and capture the view.
Layered rooflines slip past and overlap each other with clerestory windows between, to visually connect the indoor and outdoor spaces. Wood ceilings and beams literally pass from indoors to a large covered outdoor patio. This detail visually erased the boundary between indoors and outdoors. The goal to create an outdoor living veranda was accomplished by expanding and opening the inside space to the exterior. An outdoor fireplace and cooking center serve to anchor this space, which is articulated by an overhead trellis and roof that filters the afternoon west sun while deflecting the coastal breezes.
The master bedroom enjoys the same wood ceiling and windows as the living spaces, however it has a more intimate scale. The rooflines project to the outside capturing a private outdoor space that has a recessed seating area and built in spa.
