Beautiful Beach Houses

Beautiful Beach Houses Living in Stunning Coastal Escapes

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Contents

10 Introduction

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Patio House | Greece

158

Phoenix on Wye | Australia

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10 Roof Pavilion | Chile

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Red Rock House | New Zealand

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Beach Haven Residence | United States

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Reserve House | South Africa

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Beach House | United States

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Salt Rock House | South Africa

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Beach House | Chile

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Sea Del House | United States

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Bellport House | United States

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Sea Front Villa | Portugal

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Casa Driessen | Spain

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Seal Rocks House 9 | Australia

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Casa Forbes | Spain

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Seascape Lembongan | Indonesia

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Casa Z | Mexico

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Shearwater House | Australia

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Cozumel House | Mexico

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Springs Beach House | Australia

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Dilido House | United States

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St Andrews Beach House | Australia

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Dorman House | Australia

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Sunshine Beach House | Australia

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East Lake Beach House | United States

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Surfboard House | United States

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Falcon Beach House | Australia

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Uluwatu | Indonesia

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Field House | United States

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Villa Akoya | Costa Rica

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Gerroa House | Australia

250

Villa B&R | Croatia

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House in Puerto de la Madera | Spain

254

Villa in Messinia | Greece

120

House on Krokholmen | Sweden

260

White House | New Zealand

126

Leadwood Loop | South Africa

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Zapallar House | Chile

132

North Sea | United States

140

Ocean Eye | Costa Rica

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Project Credits

Contents

10 Introduction

148

Patio House | Greece

158

Phoenix on Wye | Australia

14

10 Roof Pavilion | Chile

162

Red Rock House | New Zealand

20

Beach Haven Residence | United States

168

Reserve House | South Africa

28

Beach House | United States

174

Salt Rock House | South Africa

34

Beach House | Chile

180

Sea Del House | United States

40

Bellport House | United States

186

Sea Front Villa | Portugal

48

Casa Driessen | Spain

192

Seal Rocks House 9 | Australia

52

Casa Forbes | Spain

198

Seascape Lembongan | Indonesia

58

Casa Z | Mexico

204

Shearwater House | Australia

66

Cozumel House | Mexico

210

Springs Beach House | Australia

74

Dilido House | United States

216

St Andrews Beach House | Australia

82

Dorman House | Australia

222

Sunshine Beach House | Australia

90

East Lake Beach House | United States

228

Surfboard House | United States

98

Falcon Beach House | Australia

236

Uluwatu | Indonesia

104

Field House | United States

242

Villa Akoya | Costa Rica

108

Gerroa House | Australia

250

Villa B&R | Croatia

114

House in Puerto de la Madera | Spain

254

Villa in Messinia | Greece

120

House on Krokholmen | Sweden

260

White House | New Zealand

126

Leadwood Loop | South Africa

264

Zapallar House | Chile

132

North Sea | United States

140

Ocean Eye | Costa Rica

270

Project Credits

Introduction

It is a trend in the top-end hospitality and resort hotels: that an authentic experience is the most significant aspect of a luxury offering. Much of this authenticity rests in the experience being firmly rooted in the spirit of a place.

Great buildings respond to the landscape, the environment, and the climate in which they are sited. The pursuit of architecture as a manifestation of the genius loci; to epitomize the distinctive atmosphere of a place. Lush tropical Miami, the Nordic landscape in Sweden, or rugged bluffs of the Hamptons—the connectivity and architectural response heighten the experience of place.

It’s hard to fathom a greater privilege than owning a portion of coastline—to live so directly between the ocean and land. It’s a primal reality, where the rawness and vulnerability to the elements are both thrilling and captivating.

To create buildings at this interface is equally a privilege and something with which the architects whose works line these pages have so expertly grappled—in equal measures of artistry and rigor.

In contemplating a beach house, the romanticized idea of a beach shack immediately comes to mind: a horizontal palm-leaf awning providing shade and shelter from the harsh reality of sunlight, saltwater, and imminent seasonal storm. Herein lies the architectural challenge of providing effortless spaces, a casual experience of living in a house where every day feels like a vacation, while at the same time being a structure robust enough to withstand the temporal, often brutal, conditions.

The positive impact of the ocean on the human psyche is profound and it is no coincidence that people seek it out as a holiday destination. A beach house should epitomize that feeling, and celebrate and harness the best parts of life; where each day is special. A well-designed home is far more than an awning over your head. It is life-enhancing, facilitating the ritual of everyday life.

Luxury might at face value be a loaded term, but many common threads permeate the divide.

Luxury is about quality, authenticity, and apparent effortlessness. It relies on people appreciating their surroundings, the use of great space, capitalizing on light, and the careful use of refined materials.

Space is one of the great luxuries, especially when expansive, uncomplicated, and beautifully proportioned. Creating dynamic three-dimensional spaces with high dramatic volumes and contrasting that with intimate contained spaces creates a tangible tension. True design focuses on spaces that flow from one to another and the outdoors, in contrast to simply a collection of little boxed and constrained rooms. This spatial experience is an indulgence in itself. The experience of the unfolding, of the sequence of spaces, can create mystery and delight. The hint of space beyond, the anticipation, a delayed gratification.

Light is an important and powerful element in creating and enhancing great spaces and it allows you to enjoy your home. Whether it is flooded sunlight from large glass windows or a mysterious source of light like the dappled light filtered through the branches and leaves of a tree, light has the ability to transform and create the whole mood of a space and elevate the living experience.

Expansive light is a true luxury.

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Often the consistency of the building’s fabric of a place—specifically, common construction methodologies born of necessity and history—can play a significant contributing role in defining this “spirit.” For example, think of Nantucket and its cedar-shingled buildings or the Mediterranean and the associations with terra cotta and limestone.

Our project in Bali, Uluwatu, puts a contemporary spin on local materiality and vernacular architecture to create a holiday home deeply attuned to its beautiful surroundings, dramatically perched high on a limestone cliff edge. Ulu means “land’s end” and watu means “rock,” which aptly describes the rugged beauty of the wild, arid peninsula.

The fragmented nature of the building and use of outdoor spaces does away with internal passages entirely and the way in which architecture and external courtyards are interwoven means navigation through the buildings involves constantly crossing between architecture and landscape, facilitating a powerful sense of place.

Aesthetically the building took inspiration from the local architecture’s unique hybrid of mass and lightweight elements, evident in traditional temples as much as in contemporary buildings. The arrival areas of the house are characterized by large-scale, monumental mass walls featuring dark local stone cladding deeply scored by hand, in keeping with the scale and character of the house.

Organic weathering imparts a sense of natural patina and materiality.

Where a Bali clifftop is tranquil, Miami Beach is a little more intense, and the opportunity to live so directly “on” the ocean is unique, and a challenge with the reality of rising water levels and climate change.

Our Dilido project is conceived as the stern of a mega-yacht, with the rear terrace facilitating multiple events unfolding on a dramatic and versatile space. Deeper in the floor plan, multiple courtyards and garden spaces are sculpted out, creating special moments packed full of richness and tropical vegetation by renowned landscape architect Raymond Jungles—they celebrate the in-between spaces, creating outdoor rooms in a very direct dialog with the main living spaces of the house—there is no question you are in Miami.

The projects in this beautiful book make it look easy to achieve something harmonious in use and so directly rooted to its place. They are also built to last—far more than a shelter; they are an ode to the best parts of everyday life and to their specific piece of coastline.

Mark Bullivant, Director at SAOTA

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Introduction

It is a trend in the top-end hospitality and resort hotels: that an authentic experience is the most significant aspect of a luxury offering. Much of this authenticity rests in the experience being firmly rooted in the spirit of a place.

Great buildings respond to the landscape, the environment, and the climate in which they are sited. The pursuit of architecture as a manifestation of the genius loci; to epitomize the distinctive atmosphere of a place. Lush tropical Miami, the Nordic landscape in Sweden, or rugged bluffs of the Hamptons—the connectivity and architectural response heighten the experience of place.

It’s hard to fathom a greater privilege than owning a portion of coastline—to live so directly between the ocean and land. It’s a primal reality, where the rawness and vulnerability to the elements are both thrilling and captivating.

To create buildings at this interface is equally a privilege and something with which the architects whose works line these pages have so expertly grappled—in equal measures of artistry and rigor.

In contemplating a beach house, the romanticized idea of a beach shack immediately comes to mind: a horizontal palm-leaf awning providing shade and shelter from the harsh reality of sunlight, saltwater, and imminent seasonal storm. Herein lies the architectural challenge of providing effortless spaces, a casual experience of living in a house where every day feels like a vacation, while at the same time being a structure robust enough to withstand the temporal, often brutal, conditions.

The positive impact of the ocean on the human psyche is profound and it is no coincidence that people seek it out as a holiday destination. A beach house should epitomize that feeling, and celebrate and harness the best parts of life; where each day is special. A well-designed home is far more than an awning over your head. It is life-enhancing, facilitating the ritual of everyday life.

Luxury might at face value be a loaded term, but many common threads permeate the divide.

Luxury is about quality, authenticity, and apparent effortlessness. It relies on people appreciating their surroundings, the use of great space, capitalizing on light, and the careful use of refined materials.

Space is one of the great luxuries, especially when expansive, uncomplicated, and beautifully proportioned. Creating dynamic three-dimensional spaces with high dramatic volumes and contrasting that with intimate contained spaces creates a tangible tension. True design focuses on spaces that flow from one to another and the outdoors, in contrast to simply a collection of little boxed and constrained rooms. This spatial experience is an indulgence in itself. The experience of the unfolding, of the sequence of spaces, can create mystery and delight. The hint of space beyond, the anticipation, a delayed gratification.

Light is an important and powerful element in creating and enhancing great spaces and it allows you to enjoy your home. Whether it is flooded sunlight from large glass windows or a mysterious source of light like the dappled light filtered through the branches and leaves of a tree, light has the ability to transform and create the whole mood of a space and elevate the living experience.

Expansive light is a true luxury.

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Often the consistency of the building’s fabric of a place—specifically, common construction methodologies born of necessity and history—can play a significant contributing role in defining this “spirit.” For example, think of Nantucket and its cedar-shingled buildings or the Mediterranean and the associations with terra cotta and limestone.

Our project in Bali, Uluwatu, puts a contemporary spin on local materiality and vernacular architecture to create a holiday home deeply attuned to its beautiful surroundings, dramatically perched high on a limestone cliff edge. Ulu means “land’s end” and watu means “rock,” which aptly describes the rugged beauty of the wild, arid peninsula.

The fragmented nature of the building and use of outdoor spaces does away with internal passages entirely and the way in which architecture and external courtyards are interwoven means navigation through the buildings involves constantly crossing between architecture and landscape, facilitating a powerful sense of place.

Aesthetically the building took inspiration from the local architecture’s unique hybrid of mass and lightweight elements, evident in traditional temples as much as in contemporary buildings. The arrival areas of the house are characterized by large-scale, monumental mass walls featuring dark local stone cladding deeply scored by hand, in keeping with the scale and character of the house.

Organic weathering imparts a sense of natural patina and materiality.

Where a Bali clifftop is tranquil, Miami Beach is a little more intense, and the opportunity to live so directly “on” the ocean is unique, and a challenge with the reality of rising water levels and climate change.

Our Dilido project is conceived as the stern of a mega-yacht, with the rear terrace facilitating multiple events unfolding on a dramatic and versatile space. Deeper in the floor plan, multiple courtyards and garden spaces are sculpted out, creating special moments packed full of richness and tropical vegetation by renowned landscape architect Raymond Jungles—they celebrate the in-between spaces, creating outdoor rooms in a very direct dialog with the main living spaces of the house—there is no question you are in Miami.

The projects in this beautiful book make it look easy to achieve something harmonious in use and so directly rooted to its place. They are also built to last—far more than a shelter; they are an ode to the best parts of everyday life and to their specific piece of coastline.

Mark Bullivant, Director at SAOTA

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10 Roof Pavilion

Valparaíso, Chile Espiral

Positioned on a gentle slope overlooking the Pacific Ocean, this house with its simple outline was designed to create a space to relax while also exploring the relationship between the coast and the structure.

The large suspended roof is designed to mimic the land, and create a landmark while also framing views toward the coast and the water.

The space created results in new open terraces where the family is able to enjoy leisure time.

The interiors are in a light color, with light wood paneling and flooring. The house uses its four levels to cascade down the slope, including a space for the pool, a sun terrace, and a stone terrace for outdoor cooking (or watching others cook while one relaxes in the hot tub).

Careful landscaping ties in the stone terrace walls with coastal planting schemes, while the roof is constructed so as to blend into the surrounds, its gray echoing the rocks below on the shore.

Aptly named, this stunning house with its roof creates a pavilion for its inhabitants to enjoy the ocean views.

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10 Roof Pavilion

Valparaíso, Chile Espiral

Positioned on a gentle slope overlooking the Pacific Ocean, this house with its simple outline was designed to create a space to relax while also exploring the relationship between the coast and the structure.

The large suspended roof is designed to mimic the land, and create a landmark while also framing views toward the coast and the water.

The space created results in new open terraces where the family is able to enjoy leisure time.

The interiors are in a light color, with light wood paneling and flooring. The house uses its four levels to cascade down the slope, including a space for the pool, a sun terrace, and a stone terrace for outdoor cooking (or watching others cook while one relaxes in the hot tub).

Careful landscaping ties in the stone terrace walls with coastal planting schemes, while the roof is constructed so as to blend into the surrounds, its gray echoing the rocks below on the shore.

Aptly named, this stunning house with its roof creates a pavilion for its inhabitants to enjoy the ocean views.

Exploded view

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Elevation

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The large suspended roof is designed to mimic the land, and create a landmark while also framing views toward the coast and water.

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The large suspended roof is designed to mimic the land, and create a landmark while also framing views toward the coast and water.

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Beach Haven Residence

New Jersey, United States Specht Architects

Having been built to adhere to changed FEMA regulations after Hurricane Sandy, this beachfront weekend home at Beach Haven is a model for how a house can be resistant to winds and storms, yet still remain aesthetically appealing.

The challenge was to create something open and light-filled that also takes advantage of its beautiful setting. The exterior cladding is made from eastern white cedar and western red cedar, stained and bleached to create different shades and textures.

The house packs a lot into its relatively small envelope, while maintaining an interior that is bright and open. Clerestory windows or narrow slot windows are used on the sides facing adjacent houses, and full-height glass looks to the sea. The form of the house was developed by extruding the entire buildable footprint to the maximum height allowable, and sculpturally carving the resultant mass. The intent was to embrace the fact that the house had to be elevated on pilings, and turn this from a negative to a major design component, to be expressed and highlighted.

This is first and foremost a beach house. It not only responds to the client’s needs, but to the extreme environmental conditions of the Jersey Shore.

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Beach Haven Residence

New Jersey, United States Specht Architects

Having been built to adhere to changed FEMA regulations after Hurricane Sandy, this beachfront weekend home at Beach Haven is a model for how a house can be resistant to winds and storms, yet still remain aesthetically appealing.

The challenge was to create something open and light-filled that also takes advantage of its beautiful setting. The exterior cladding is made from eastern white cedar and western red cedar, stained and bleached to create different shades and textures.

The house packs a lot into its relatively small envelope, while maintaining an interior that is bright and open. Clerestory windows or narrow slot windows are used on the sides facing adjacent houses, and full-height glass looks to the sea. The form of the house was developed by extruding the entire buildable footprint to the maximum height allowable, and sculpturally carving the resultant mass. The intent was to embrace the fact that the house had to be elevated on pilings, and turn this from a negative to a major design component, to be expressed and highlighted.

This is first and foremost a beach house. It not only responds to the client’s needs, but to the extreme environmental conditions of the Jersey Shore.

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Beach House

New Jersey, United States RAAD Studio

On a seaside site bracketed on two sides by water, the design team sought to balance an embrace of outdoor natural beauty while seeking to accommodate the site’s vulnerability to storms.

The design solution that resulted is the marriage of landscape and architecture. Though the neighborhood itself is graded flat, the parkland to the north is a wild original dunescape. By restoring their idea of the original natural state to the site, the designers created a set of hydrodynamic dunes with penetrations that allow water to sluice through the land, while simultaneously elevating the house well above the historic high water mark.

An elevated set of volumes, built using local maritime construction techniques, perches atop the dunes to create huge vistas that float above the restored native landscape.

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Beach House

New Jersey, United States RAAD Studio

On a seaside site bracketed on two sides by water, the design team sought to balance an embrace of outdoor natural beauty while seeking to accommodate the site’s vulnerability to storms.

The design solution that resulted is the marriage of landscape and architecture. Though the neighborhood itself is graded flat, the parkland to the north is a wild original dunescape. By restoring their idea of the original natural state to the site, the designers created a set of hydrodynamic dunes with penetrations that allow water to sluice through the land, while simultaneously elevating the house well above the historic high water mark.

An elevated set of volumes, built using local maritime construction techniques, perches atop the dunes to create huge vistas that float above the restored native landscape.

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Beach House

Cachagua, Chile Schmidt Arquitectos Asociados

With stunning views of the sea, this holiday home oozes a calm and relaxed vibe, and fulfils the owner’s desire for a “traditional beach house lifestyle.”

The angled geometry is a way for the design to make the most of the surrounding landscape, as the house gently slopes down the hillside.

With its open-plan living spaces and partly sandy floor (to promote the idea of relaxation), it forms a distinction from the traditional rigid and formal houses in the city.

The main external living area, known as The Beach, is the central space of the house where everything happens. Onto this sandy terrace face the living room, dining room, and kitchen. The arrangement of the geometrical structure creates an enclosed area. Large windows offer both views to the surrounds, as well as to The Beach. The main block faces north, and protects The Beach from the wind. The master bedroom is on the second floor, while the east wing houses the children’s and guest rooms, and is completely independent.

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A concrete deckchair, designed to echo the rocky coast, provides the final touch and is placed next to the year-round hot tub. This synthesis of a natural landscape is a reinterpretation of the distant coast.

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Beach House

Cachagua, Chile Schmidt Arquitectos Asociados

With stunning views of the sea, this holiday home oozes a calm and relaxed vibe, and fulfils the owner’s desire for a “traditional beach house lifestyle.”

The angled geometry is a way for the design to make the most of the surrounding landscape, as the house gently slopes down the hillside.

With its open-plan living spaces and partly sandy floor (to promote the idea of relaxation), it forms a distinction from the traditional rigid and formal houses in the city.

The main external living area, known as The Beach, is the central space of the house where everything happens. Onto this sandy terrace face the living room, dining room, and kitchen. The arrangement of the geometrical structure creates an enclosed area. Large windows offer both views to the surrounds, as well as to The Beach. The main block faces north, and protects The Beach from the wind. The master bedroom is on the second floor, while the east wing houses the children’s and guest rooms, and is completely independent.

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A concrete deckchair, designed to echo the rocky coast, provides the final touch and is placed next to the year-round hot tub. This synthesis of a natural landscape is a reinterpretation of the distant coast.

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This holiday home oozes a calm and relaxed vibe, and fulfils the owner’s desire for a “traditional beach house lifestyle.”

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This holiday home oozes a calm and relaxed vibe, and fulfils the owner’s desire for a “traditional beach house lifestyle.”

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Bellport House

Long Island, United States Toshihiro Oki Architect

This weekend home serves as a platform for social gatherings for the owner, his family and their many friends and guests who all come to take a welcome break on the shores of Long Island.

Nestled into the surrounding landscape, the south-facing house has striking views over the water. The pool, waterfront and various landscapes and courtyards around the house provide multiple settings for various activities while the dining and kitchen areas create a central interior core for social activity. People can meander as the daylight shifts throughout and around the house over the course of the day. Large sliding glass doors easily allow the flow of people between inside and outside.

Glass is used not only to provide the beautiful views but also to increase the natural daylight into the interior of the house. Exterior trellises and plants help create a stippled sunlight for a soft sheltering effect. These gradients of nuanced daylight across the house spread the spectrum broadly between direct sunlight and shadow.

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Bellport House

Long Island, United States Toshihiro Oki Architect

This weekend home serves as a platform for social gatherings for the owner, his family and their many friends and guests who all come to take a welcome break on the shores of Long Island.

Nestled into the surrounding landscape, the south-facing house has striking views over the water. The pool, waterfront and various landscapes and courtyards around the house provide multiple settings for various activities while the dining and kitchen areas create a central interior core for social activity. People can meander as the daylight shifts throughout and around the house over the course of the day. Large sliding glass doors easily allow the flow of people between inside and outside.

Glass is used not only to provide the beautiful views but also to increase the natural daylight into the interior of the house. Exterior trellises and plants help create a stippled sunlight for a soft sheltering effect. These gradients of nuanced daylight across the house spread the spectrum broadly between direct sunlight and shadow.

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Everyone is free to make their own story ‌ to their own rhythm. Or they can sit still and just watch the landscape and activity unfold before them.

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Everyone is free to make their own story ‌ to their own rhythm. Or they can sit still and just watch the landscape and activity unfold before them.

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The lure of a home by the ocean resonates with us all. The beauty and changing moods of the water, the intoxicating salty scent, and the sound of waves against the shore. But what makes a beach house, and how does the idea of a home by the coast differ across the world?

This stunning edition showcases a global snapshot of beautifully designed coastal homes, with a diverse mix of types, from Hamptons style to more minimalist residences, reflecting the different landscapes and environment locations. Lavishly illustrated with full-color images of award-winning architecture combined with spectacular views, this curated list brings together the most recent designs from highly regarded architects to produce the best examples of contemporary beach house residential design.

This book is a captivating glimpse into the irresistible world of modern and stylish contemporary living in homes that take full advantage of their beachside settings.

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Front cover: Beach House (Schmidt Arquitectos Asociados) Photography Aryeh Kornfeld Back cover: Patio House (OOAK Architects) Photography Ă…ke Eson Lindman