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Modern beach house

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Project • By Brooks + Scarpa • Private Houses

Alma Switch House

Designed for a couple with three young children, this three-story compact house on a small 30’ x 90’ lot is located on a hillside walk street with direct access to the beach just a couple of blocks away. Strict local ordinances and codes dictate maximum lot coverage, maximum height, minimum open exterior areas and a host of other restrictions that have resulted in typical repeated housing typologies in the area. As such, most buildings include large balconies pushed to the extreme exterior edges of the buildings to meet the code required open space, then the remaining interior lot area is filled solid with building mass,  resulting in bulky block-like structures full of perimeter balconies.  Brooks + Scarpa/Tara Wuj... More

Project • By RO | ROCKETT DESIGN • Private Houses

BAJA MX | BEACH HOUSE

Inhabiting a unique desert landscape and surrounded by sea and mountains, this single-story beachfront residence of stone, wood and earth envelops its residents in the essence of the site while gently and seamlessly transitioning from desert to ocean. Zore Studio Zore Studio Zore Studio Located at the southern end of the Sea of Cortez on the eastern shore of southern Baja California, The Beach House draws its occupants through interstitial shared courtyards and cloistered living spaces of balanced tectonic forms and lush landscape, arriving at a generous common living space that opens to an ocean horizon to the east and mountains flanking the bay to the south. Zore Studio Zore Studio Caption More

Project • By Stanacev Granados • Private Houses

Casa Morla

As a practice, we firmly believe in the importance of a profound analysis of all the factors that surround each new project we face. In that sense, we understand inspiration as a creative interpretation of the client’s requirements and the particular conditions of the site. Undoubtedly, this creative response is highly conditioned by our understanding of dwelling and modes of inhabiting a living space; a striving to create unexpected conditions; and of course, our aesthetic preferences and inclinations.  Pablo Casals Aguirre Pablo Casals Aguirre Pablo Casals Aguirre In the case of Casa Morla, where the brief called for maximizing the efficiency of the space, the driving force behind the layout of the program was c... More

Project • By RESOLUTION: 4 ARCHITECTURE • Private Houses

Lido Beach House II

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

Project • By Melodi Zarakol ARCHITECT • Private Houses

Beach House

Located on a beautiful waterfront property, this new-build 2,100 sf beach house will be a much needed retreat for the city-dwelling clients. A rooftop terrace provides sweeping views of the sandy beachfront, while a projected two-storey volume provides privacy to the deck at grade. The material palette takes cues from the surrounding nature implementing driftwood-grey tones for the wood cladding and neutral shades for the interior finishes. More

Project • By Comelite Architecture Structure and Interior Design • Private Houses

Modern Beach House Design

As an expression of calmness and relaxation, CAS designed this Modern Beach House Design in Abu Dhabi, UAE in cool modern & minimalist lines. With a boundary wall on three sides, the low-height profile of the home is complemented with a stunning landscape that includes mango, coconut, almonds, & date trees. There are 3 small houses, a larger guest house, & even a kitchen structure on the rear side. Every space captures the great outdoor views & enhances them with active landscape interventions. More