Vela

The location

Two stories of glass cantilevered over the sand, built for sunset frames.

Vela is a camera trap. The architects hung two glass pavilions over the bluff so that from the deck, the horizon runs unbroken through every room — and at sunset the whole house becomes a lightbox.

The lower level opens completely to the pool deck and fire feature; the upper level holds four ocean-facing suites and a glass-railed terrace strung with festoon lighting. Interior finishes are quiet — pale oak, plaster, stone — so wardrobe and product always win the frame.

Load-in is direct from the street to the deck, rare for a bluff house, and the west orientation gives DPs a fifty-minute golden hour with no neighboring rooflines.

Technical file

Features

• Floor-to-ceiling glass on both levels
• Infinity-edge pool over the bluff
• Direct street-to-deck load-in
• Neutral gallery-grade interiors
• Fire feature and festoon terrace
• Fifty-minute unobstructed golden hour