Belvedere | Ray C. Freeman III

Sand Point Way Residence

Front Elevation

Even from the street, you can see the two supporting elements that have been added to the primary volume, the porch in the foreground and the tower in the background both echo the rooflines of the main structure.

Front Porch

The chain link front porch is a foreground element added to the main volume of the house, to create a sense of entry through scale and articulation. A short "bridge" spans the gap between the face of this virtual porch and the front door.

Stair Tower

The stair tower is a background element in the overall composition, that aids in establishing an overall style.

Dining/Living

The dining and living rooms are directly attached, separated only by a custom builit-in book case. There are actually three different colors of green in this room, not including the front door, to accentual the light, shadows, and feeling of depth.

Kitchen

Have you figured out what the clients' favorite color is yet? The countertops are apple green Caesarstone Quartz. The ever-present stair can be seen lurking in the background, providing stylistic cues to the kitchen island.

Stair Model

This model was made to aid the contractor in visualizing the structure and working of the stair.

Stair Landing

This stair landing at the bedroom level brings the stair out into the room.

Stair Core

The core of the stair is open, and is surrounded by horizontal, not diagonal railing bars to keep it from getting too busy.

Front Elevation

Front Porch

Stair Tower

The stair tower is a background element in the overall composition, that aids in establishing an overall style.

Dining/Living

Kitchen

photos, by and large, by Miguel Edwards

This is an 800 s.f. addition over the original 800 s.f. footprint of this house, to which an additional 400 s.f. had previously been added at ground level.

The design strategy is to treat the expanded house as a simple volume with two new elements, a stair tower and an entry structure.

Each of these three elements has functional, symbolic, and aesthetic roles to play in the overall composition of the new massing of the house. The earlier addition remains largely invisible from the street.

Functionally, the new plan creates a Master Bedroom Suite above, and provides for greater

separation of public and private spaces below. The dining room has been moved forward to create an entertainment suite at the front of the house, and the children's bedrooms, bath, and family room consolidated at the rear.

The stair takes on a pivotal role in tying all of these elements together.