Sprinkle & Company Architects
Post By:Kitticoon Poopong
Completion Date: June 2009
Like a hermit crab scurrying across the dune, the 1,690-square-foot house sits on numerous tiny legs and has a hard protective shell facing the neighborhood while its opposing side opens to the Gulf of Mexico. Because of the family’s desire to spend most of their time outside, the vacation retreat has more covered patio areas than conditioned space.
Design concept and solution:
Typical of beach houses in the area, the dwelling uses modest but long lasting materials such as hardiplank, treated timbers, and cedar. The house’s orientation, shape, and space arrangement allow for maximum passive cooling by shading the patios and large expanses of glass during the hot south Texas afternoons and early evening. Inside, natural ventilation is enhanced by the 2-story open staircase that draws air from every room and vents it out through the roof. Broken concrete was salvaged nearby and used for paving around the pool. Environmentally friendly materials inside include linoleum flooring, “paper stone” countertops and ceramic tile with high-recycled content. The segmented shed roof peels away as it slopes to the ground revealing the windows and elevated patio areas that orient east and south towards the dune and the ocean.
Total construction cost: $458,422.00
the PeopleOwnerStacey Hill Architect: Sprinkle & Company Architects 506 Brooklyn San Antonio, Texas 78215 P: 210.227.7722 Architect of record: Davis Sprinkle, AIA Engineer Structural R& H Engineering General contractor: Bill Bundy Live Oak Design Construction Photographer Mark Menjivar (210) 241-7364 CAD system: Autocad Lite 2008 | the ProductsExterior claddingMasonry: James Hardie - Hardie Board Panels Concrete Wood: Trex decking, natural cedar siding stairs, railings and porch soffit Roofing Tiles/shingles Owens-Corning Windows Aluminum Traco Aluminum Windows Hardware Locksets Omnia Cabinet hardware: Hafele Interior finishes Cabinet work and custom woodword: Paperstone Countertops Floor and wall tile Restrooms: Daltile Resilient flooring Marmoleum by Forbo Lighting Interior Ambient Lighting: Lightolier Artemide Exterior: Remcraft Plumbing: Kohler |
