Cove Residence is a family home with ocean views designed by Stelle Lomont Rouhani Architects, located in Water Mill, a hamlet of the town of Southampton, in Suffolk County, New York. This house is configured as two volumes separated by a central circulation core. Taking advantage of the bay and ocean views, the larger of the […]
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Minimal glass and steel structure on Oregon Coast: 360 House
360 House is a private beachfront retreat designed by Boora Architects, perched above Arcadia Beach at the edge of the tree line on the dramatic Oregon Coast. The design directive was simple: the site is ruled by the sea, the landscape and the climate, and the homeowners wanted to keep it that way. So the designers pared […]
Seaside home with layered decks in Lebanon: Amchit Residence
Amchit Residence is a beach house conceived as a layering of decks by BLANKPAGE Architects, located in the seaside town of Amchit in Lebanon. The design of the home sought to maximize its relationship with the sea through a visual and compositional celebration of horizontality in general and the Mediterranean horizon in particular. From the architects: The slabs […]
Mid-century modern beach house retreat on Pender Island
This fabulous beach house retreat was designed by Johnson + McLeod Design Consultants, located on Pender Island, near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Pender Island is about a 1½-hour ferry ride or 15-minute seaplane ride from Vancouver. The project encompassed the renovation of a 1968 home, which is comprised of 2,800 square feet (260 square meters) […]
Tiny weatherboard beach shack renovation in Barwon Heads
Barwon House 1 project is comprised of an extensive renovation by Auhaus Architecture of a tiny weatherboard beach shack located in Barwon Heads, Victoria, Australia. Completed in 2011, the new house was to act as a semi-permanent residence and a holiday house for extended family. The renovation transforms the main house and adds a new guest […]
Incredible house in the trees: Palm Beach House in New Zealand
Palm Beach House is an incredible single family residence designed by architecture studio Vaughn McQuarrie, located in Palm Beach, Auckland, New Zealand. This 1,184 square foot (110 square meters) house is located on a reasonably steep bush covered site a few hundred meters up a valley from the golden sands of Palm Beach Waiheke Island. Sitting […]
Stunning modern transformation of Manhattan Beach House
Manhattan Beach Residence is the conversion of an existing three story property into a family home by Abramson Teiger Architects, located in Manhattan Beach, California. Located on a walk street, the original 1940’s stucco box was in need of an update. The clients were ready to move back to the beach and wanted to transform […]
Impressive modern beach cottage on Shelter Island, NY
Shelter Island House is a waterfront property that has been designed by Michael Haverland Architect, located on almost four acres on the highest point on Shelter Island, New York. After careful analysis, the existing beach cottage was retained to be “green” and not wasteful. The 3,400 square foot addition is modern yet contextual, composed of […]
Modern beach house in Australia: Balcony Over Bronte
Balcony Over Bronte is a modern beach house designed by Luigi Rosselli Architects, acting as a big balcony built to browse the beach, located in Bronte, New South Wales, Australia. Black is back in the latest house to be completed by Luigi Rosselli Architects. This new house, built for a young family on a battle […]
Erected like a jetty to the sea in Cadiz: House of the Infinite
The House of the Infinite has been erected as if it were a jetty facing out to sea, designed by Alberto Campo Baeza, located alongside the Atlantic Ocean in Cádiz, Spain. Cádiz is a marvelous place, like a piece of earthly paradise, where the architects have built an infinite plane facing the infinite sea, the most […]