A concrete seawall on the foreshore protects the house from rogue waves and the harsh coastal environment. Consisting of a day pavilion and a night pavilion, Two Hulls reflects the idea of a ship both inside and out. Approaching the stern of the house, one enters through the foyer and the kitchen, where he is able to go right, through to the sleeping pavilion, or left into the living pavilion. Moving through each of the hulls, one is confronted by the lantern-like outdoor porches that delaminate from the bows of the two main forms.

These porches form the cantilevered looking glasses that seem to float over the water. The frame and white endoskeleton of Two Hulls House is steel and resists gravity loads and wind uplift while a wooden board on-batten skin wraps around the entire structure. The 32’ cantilever design and concrete fin foundations invite the ocean to pass under without damage to the hulls, typical to the cradling aspect that Two Hulls emulates. Inside the great room, there is a floating 24’ totemic hearth, the focal point of this pavilion.

This sculptural, yet calm and mature project contains generous white volumes on the interior, and exhibits the ironic monumentality of boats on the exterior.