Beach home

Nestled along a canal in the borough of Mantoloking, New Jersey, this waterfront property harbored incredible entertaining potential, but its existing condition fell short. The homeowners desired a property where they could spend weekends and summers entertaining friends and family on the property, wishing for a dynamic, multifunctional outdoor space that would allow them to fully embrace coastal living. With ambitious plans for a full outdoor kitchen and living space, they entrusted PJCArchitecture, who had previously renovated their Brooklyn home, to transform this outdoor space. Bjorg Magnea The design team eagerly accepted the challenge, presenting a modern and thoughtful outdoor retreat that honors the property's waterfront allur... More

Washed up from the beach a robust and heavy mass thumps its self-down on top of the rise, offering up an entry path through sand dunes, layered beach grass and aged timber planks. Below a heavily textured board form concrete rock shelf a recessive deep void invites one into a dark entry and the beginning of a sequence of silver lined spaces. Tatjana Plitt Silver Linings rests on Melbourne’s bayside beach front unashamedly asserting its presence along the promenade of fishbowls overlooking the bay. A project of exploration and experimentation, of restraint and control, a project of patience and architectural endeavor. Tatjana Plitt The brief was very particular and one that required extreme discipline and restraint, a restr... More

For some years a Sydney-based family had enjoyed their holidays in a tiny pre-fabricated house on the beachfront lot but had finally outgrown it. They wanted to improve the accommodation and take better advantage of the opportunities of the location and aspect while retaining a relaxed, simple pattern of inhabiting the site.The design response was to retain the open, exposed, and windswept nature of the site, and to allow the envelope of the house to provide privacy, security, and protection from the elements, literally the house as a fence. Prue Ruscoe Prue Ruscoe The desire for a modest and unassuming presentation to the street drove the idea of the house as an object which had weathered in place in the dunes. The slanted roof... More

Guarumo is a contemporary residence located on the Costa Rican Pacific coast, where the characteristic tropical landscape is harmoniously combined with modern, simple and discreet architecture, all with a high degree of aesthetics / design.  Leonardo Finotti The project is located on a steep hillside, so the adequate positioning of the architectural program is essential to guaranteeing a proper adaptation. The staggering of its blocks favors a real adaptation to the topography of the site, minimizing the impact to the soils and avoiding large movements of land and expensive retaining walls. At the same time, it capitalizes on the spectacular views of both the ocean and the dense natural landscape that surrounds it.   Leon... More

Sitting on a flag lot at the corner of Lido Beach, this 2,625 sq. ft. prefab home serves as a summer house for a professor / writer and her family. The home attempts to establish a relationship to the surrounding dunes and beach while still being referential to its cozy neighborhood. Caption At the ground level, three concrete storage volumes serve as organizing elements that lift the home off of the ground and create a carport, sitting area, and an outdoor shower that are sheltered from the street. Stairs at the front of the home lead to an entry porch and dump zone, providing a space to bypass the private first floor and continue to the public second floor. Caption The private first floor includes a master suite, a second bedr... More

The residence is a newly constructed penthouse by the sea. Our advice was requested when the building was under construction. We intervened with a partial internal redistribution and assisted the Clients in the choice of finishes and furnishings. The guiding star of our work has been the Client’s strong wish to be able to enjoy the environment with a refined atmosphere and at the same time fresh and informal, which recall the proximity to the beach and the sea in with the light amplified through natural textures and with space for furnishing elements with a strong personality. Among the white vertical surfaces, the back wall of the kitchen corner stands out, completely covered in precious multicolored Vietrese majolica tiles by France... More