Serpentine House Residence

contemporary residential architecture, Mediterranean modernism, horizontal stratification, terraced massing, travertine cladding, timber louvers, cream tonality, buff stone, warm ochre, viridian foliage, cerulean sky, umbrella pine, olive tree, verdant landscape, racing green, vintage automobile, architectural visualization, golden hour suggestion, raking light, deep shadows, volumetric modeling, human scale figures, organic geometry, rectilinear forms, cantilever expression, layered planes, atmospheric perspective, high-key palette, warm neutral harmony, controlled transparency, privacy screening, biophilic integration, luxury residence, sculptural massing, processional approach, arrival sequence, threshold articulation, garden integration, refined materiality, tectonic expression, contemporary classicism, serene atmosphere

The architectural gesture of a long L shaped flowing form along the two main edges of the site seeks to create a threshold between the surrounding scenery and the resulting negative, a courtyard of similar scale to the building footprint. This fluid form narrows and widens to create tension with the enclosed courtyard but is rigid along the perimeter of the site, forming a well-defined edge. The building form stretches through a series of large pergolas to cover parts of the courtyard and to create a rather staged sequence of closed, open and semi open spaces.