Oregon coast house

On a site ruled by expansive sea, dramatic landscape and variable climate, the design directive for this private coastal retreat was simple: the homeowners wanted to keep it that way. Bora pared away the external architecture leaving a thick slab of grassy coast floating above glass walls. From the road, the roof visually extends the landscaped plane into the horizon. Inside the two-story 3,300sf glass box reveals the dramatic edge where the forest meets the coast.Boora organized the interior of the home on the central core so that exterior walls would remain free. As a result, 360º unimpeded views of the ocean, the beach, the sky and the forest saturate all living spaces. The kitchen, a bathroom and storage are pulled into the core. A shel... More