Pacifico Beach Villa and Cafe
Exterior — Front Elevation, Sunset
Full frontage at golden hour with rooftop lounge, ground-floor terrace dining, and entry signage wall.
Exterior — 3/4 Angle, Roofline Crop
Umbrella row and palm crowd the top edge; entry signage not visible from this angle.
Exterior — Side Angle, Stone Column
Corner stone pillar and climbing vine dominate the foreground, pushing the facade to the background.
Roof Deck — Open Terrace
The top level opens fully to the sky and sea: umbrella-shaded tables, string lighting, and open ocean views to the horizon — matching the roof plan’s open-deck layout above the stairwell landing.
The Dining Room
Fully open on one side, the dining room breathes straight out to the beach — timber beams, woven pendants, and an unobstructed sand-and-ocean view under bright afternoon light.
The Master Bedroom
South-facing with private balcony access — floor-to-ceiling glass opens onto the shared second-floor terrace, matching the plan’s ensuite corner room.
Bedroom 3
The second south-facing room, sharing the same balcony as the Master Bedroom, with its own ensuite off to the side.
The Living Room
Full-width living area opening onto the balcony with beach views — L-shaped sofa, rattan accent chair, and a media wall, matching the plan's living area adjacent to the Master Bedroom.
Bedroom 1
Positioned at the rear of the floor next to the stair landing, this room faces north with a single standard window — no balcony.
Hallway
Short interior corridor to two shared bathrooms — no exterior wall.
Bedroom 2
An interior-facing room boxed in by the hallway and Bedroom 3, with only one east-facing window — no balcony access.
01Extend 2nd floor balcony as ground-floor canopy
Extend/cantilever the 2nd floor balcony slab 1.2–1.5m beyond the ground floor glass line on the cafe frontage, so it acts as a deep overhead canopy for the outdoor dining below. If a clean cantilever isn't structurally efficient at that depth, add slim raking timber or steel props at the terrace edge rather than a solid column — keeps the ground floor open. Detail the underside (soffit) in timber battens over exposed concrete, since diners will be looking straight up at it.
Current design is a flat-front box with a thin balcony rail — no shade, no depth. This is the single biggest move to make it feel tropical instead of modern-minimalist.
02Break the flat roofline
Add a secondary lower roof plane over the ground floor terrace only — thatch, ijuk (palm fiber), or dark metal cladding — tucked under the extended balcony. Roof deck parapet above stays as designed; consider a fascia/trim detail so the slab edge doesn't read raw from below.
A single flat parapet line reads hard and contemporary. Layering in a lower shade roof creates the eave shadow that's currently missing.
03Vine trellis on the balcony edge
Add a steel cable or slim timber trellis along the 2nd floor balcony parapet, with planting troughs built into the balcony floor slab (not just pots) so Singapore creepers (Vernonia elliptica) root properly and cascade continuously down in front of the ground floor openings. Coordinate waterproofing/drainage at the trough with plumbing.
Continuous vine drop line reads lush; scattered planters don't.
04Open up the ground floor frontage
Where budget allows, convert the punched frontage windows into continuous folding/sliding glass bays at ground floor to strengthen the indoor-outdoor connection for the cafe.
Punched openings in solid wall currently limit the open-air cafe feel.
05Layer the planting at the corner pier
Keep the stone-clad corner pier as designed — add stepped planting boxes at balcony level so greenery cascades at multiple heights alongside the vine trellis, not just one line.
Adds depth without any change to the floor plate or structural footprint.
06Second floor plan — side balcony vs. front balcony
Second floor plan: the narrow side balcony adjacent to Bedroom 2 (1.48m strip, east side) reads as unusable — recommend removing it and extending Bedroom 2 into that area instead.
The main front balcony along the full frontage (Master Bedroom through Bedroom 3) should be kept, extended further outward to serve as the ground floor cafe canopy.
