Hoedemaker Pfeiffer has transformed a cottage into an inviting beach house retreat complete with luxe details, situated along the shoreline of Whidbey Island in the Puget Sound, north of Seattle, Washington. The homeowners of this cottage opted to renovate instead of purchasing a larger new home. They enlisted the architects to help them re-invigorate their retreat, […]
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Tour a warm contemporary home in Newport Beach with stunning water views
GRAHAM Architecture together with Gallo Builders designed this warm contemporary home with outstanding waterfront views, located in the gated community of Linda Isle, part of the Lower Bay of Newport Beach, California. This dwelling features a beautiful blend of elegance and craftsmanship, offering four bedrooms, and four-and-a-half-bathrooms. Using only the highest quality construction materials and with […]
Beach house becomes a cool multi-generational home on Washington’s Hood Canal
Wittman Estes Architecture has transformed a 1940s beach house into a new multi-generational home—doubling the livable area while lightly touching the delicate ecology of the waterfront of the Hood Canal, Washington. Two shifting wings hover over the hillside and beach supported by thin steel columns and pin piles. Located on the eastern shore of Hood Canal […]
Tour this comfortable and welcoming coastal dream home in Maine
Kevin Browne Architecture designed this coastal dream home on a wooded property with beautiful bay views in Freeport, Maine. The homeowners are an outdoorsy family with grown children who wanted to build their dream home: a welcoming primary residence that felt at home in nature. This two-story home was a timeless blend of traditional materials and […]
An elegant and sophisticated waterfront house on Washington’s Orcas Island
This spectacular waterfront house designed by Syndicate Smith is nestled along Deer Harbor, a town on the southwest side of beautiful Orcas Island, in Washington State. Constructed in a contemporary, yet distinctly Pacific Northwest style, this family home is idyllically set just steps away from the Salish Sea. This dwelling was constructed to coexist harmoniously […]
A spectacular house designed to maximize views of the Long Island Sound
Sellars Lathrop Architects designed this spectacular waterfront house nestled along the Long Island Sound, in Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Long Island Sound is an estuary, where saltwater from the ocean mixes with fresh water from rivers draining from the land. All of the windows and exterior doors throughout this home are by Inline, a Canadian […]
See this gorgeous waterfront house in Greenwich with extraordinary details
Crisp Architects has designed this gorgeous waterfront house situated in Greenwich, a town in southwestern Fairfield County, Connecticut. Living on the water afforded these homeowners an extraordinary experience. The owners decided to build their full-time home on the coast and the architect tried to ensure their new residence lived up to the location. They worked […]
An empty nester’s cozy coastal house on the magnificent shores of Maine
Kevin Browne Architecture has reimagined this fabulous coastal house that provides multiple cozy spots to ward off the brisk mornings, nestled along the sandy shores of Scarborough, Maine. With an existing home on the property, the homeowners aimed to downsize their space to suit their now-empty nest while maintaining room for remote work, occasional overnight […]
A Mediterranean-inspired home on the tranquil shores of Lake Minnetonka
Gonyea Custom Homes designed this gorgeous Mediterranean-inspired Artisan Home nestled along the shores of Halstead’s Bay, on the westernmost edge of Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota. This custom luxury home brings warmth, elegance, and beauty to the shores of Lake Minnetonka. It serves as a testament to both impeccable craftsmanship and visionary design. Offering 6,498 square feet of living […]
See this incredibly stunning house on the water’s edge of Lake Austin
A Parallel Architecture together with Stewart Custom Homes has designed this sensational lake house nestled along the water’s edge of Lake Austin, Texas. The design concept originated from the desire to establish logic and order on the flat site through the architectural definition of use-patterns that offer both a sense of refuge and scale for its […]










