ODDI is a beach front house for a small family of four designed with the principles of traditional water front houses of yore that are lifted off the ground and supported on stilts. Lifting the building and leaving a very small footprint on the ground protects the house against the very unlikely occurrence of coastal flooding. This also gives the building a floating appearance and affords the living areas on the upper floor a more generous view of the ocean.

The ground and basement level hold the wet kitchen, maid’s room, anteroom, home office, den, storage and utility. The pool is positioned at the back of the house for privacy and can be accessed directly from the anteroom and the wet kitchen. To mitigate the effect of the sun on the southern façade, large cantilever and screen bricks are introduced to provide shade for the interior spaces.

The screen bricks rise across two levels to form the dominant feature of the building and providing it with additional layer of texture and identity. Solar panels, water reticulation, smart technologies are incorporated into the scheme to make the project more energy efficient.