Seastar is a 1,600 SF vacation home, one of three structures on a small 55 X 100-foot site in the highly acclaimed town of Seaside, FL. Seaside is a resort town, a beach community on Florida’s Gulf Coast, known for its vernacular architecture of large porches, tin roofs, picket fences and the birthplace of “New Urbanism”.

This three-story residence is designed in a Florida Gulf “beach vernacular” and can accommodate up to seven persons. Living spaces are placed on the upper two levels to maximize the panoramic views of the Gulf and Seaside’s unique homes. Bedrooms and baths are placed on the quiet lower level, nestled in among the natural vegetation and sand dunes for privacy. Seastar contains three bedrooms and three and one-half baths and is two levels plus a third level tower. The second level is an open plan “great room”, opening onto three porches, each offering “the best sun” (or sunset) at its designated time of day. Gable end roof intersections for a star-shaped ceiling from which the name “Seastar” derives. A ships-ladder leads to the tower level, a private space for reading, writing, and enjoying the 360-degree panoramic view of the Gulf and Seaside. Seastar also has 450 SF in seven porches. Seastar is constructed of wood frame with hurricane anchors, and finished, inside and out, with heart redwood T&G planking with stainless steel nails. All foundations are wood pilings. Windows are dual glazed casement, and doors are dual glazed with stainless steel hardware. All roofs are tin. Floors are bleached pickled oak throughout. Hardware, accessories, and furnishings are typical Gulf Coast “beach vernacular”.

Seastar draws upon a paint palette from the calm colors of the Gulf, the white quartz sand, and the blue sky. A pure white is used to sharpen interior horizontal wood plank walls and trim, and the light blue ceilings radiate the balmy ambience of the beach and Gulf. Pickled oak floors throughout are cool to barefoot guests, easily maintainable against the always present white beach sand and soothing to the calming, cool interiors. The landscaping is all-natural Florida…no grass or noisy lawnmowers. The “wave and star” carved motif of the fence continues the Seastar theme, as does the custom designed and fabricated tin-weathervane. https://seasidefl.com