How Gulf Stream's Design Manual Shapes Luxury Home Architecture
The town's Design Manual establishes specific expectations for architectural character. Roof forms, exterior wall materials, fenestration proportions, and color palettes are all addressed. The manual favors the Bermuda and classical coastal traditions that have defined Gulf Stream's residential character for decades. Projects that propose discouraged architectural styles or materials face a more difficult path through review, and submittals that do not demonstrate awareness of the manual's preferences are frequently sent back for revision.
Cannatelli Builders works with architects and homeowners to develop luxury home designs that satisfy the Design Manual's standards while achieving the owner's vision. The builder's design-build approach ensures that the architecture presented to the Architectural Review and Planning Board is informed by construction knowledge and material performance data, so the design that is approved is the design that gets built.