BRIEF: To transform a large traditional suburban LIVING SPACE into what the client called a “modern coastal” refuge.

DESIGN disposition: Raw | Collected | ENCRUSTED WITH TIME | natural curves | Masculine | zen | wabi-sabi

Color + Material Story: A SOFT WHITE ENVELOPE OF LITTORAL MORNING LIGHT ENCOMPASSES THE ROOM. THE ROOM IS FILLED WITH THE COLORS OF THE GROUND, FROM THE IVORIES OF WHiTE CLAY AND THE SALT FLAT TO THE DARKENING BROWNS OF SAND, PEAT, AND IRON ORE. WHILE EMPHASIZING LIGHTER WOODS, A RANGE OF WOOD TONES POPULATE THE ROOM, FROM SUN-BLEACHED AND ASH TO HONEY, COGNAC, AND COFFEE. LINES AND VOLUMES OF BLACK IRON AND GRAY CLAY APPEAR LIKE PUNCTUATION MARKS IN A COLLECTION OF CERAMICS AND STONES AND IN METal finishings. DARK ACCENTS IN THE RUG GROUND THE SPACE AND THE EYE.