Beach House Design
Architecture and design of houses sited on coastal sand, covering construction, climate response, and integration with dune and forest landscapes.
Pablo Luna Studio Drops a Cluster of Shingled Bamboo Leaves into the Jungle of East Bali
A 160 m² bamboo villa in Sidemen, Bali, where four overlapping leaf-shaped roofs shelter earthen floors and a spiral bamboo stair.
Ricardo Azevedo Arquitecto Gives a Braga House a Board-Formed Concrete Body and a Hand-Carved Timber Face
In Braga, Portugal, Linha House pairs cantilevered board-formed concrete with carved timber, veined stone and a long, low plan fronting a pool.
Elisa Porto Arquitetura Shades a Low House in Foz do Iguaçu with Block, Stone and Timber Screens
In Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, Refuge House pairs a thin flat roof with perforated block and timber slat screens to temper sun around a curved pool.
Ábaton Shapes a Plastered Family Retreat for Six Around Brick Terraces, Pine Groves and Reclaimed Oak
In Spain, Ábaton's Villa Arena fits a family of six into 174 m² of stepped plaster volumes, brick-paved outdoor rooms and weathered timber.
Seiro Arquitectos Stacks Shadows House Down a Steep Zihuatanejo Hillside Toward the Bay
In Zihuatanejo, Mexico, a 506 m² house descends a steep slope in stone, concrete and walnut, trading street privacy for a pool terrace above the bay.
Instinto Estudio Frames the Nosara Jungle with Two Pink-Walled Sister Houses Drawn as a Series of Lines
In Costa Rica's Guiones jungle, two sister houses use deep eaves, timber screens and pink walls to frame the landscape and pull breezes through rooms.
Jesper Kusk Arkitekter Sets a Timber Holiday House on Raised Decks Above the Kattegat in Rågeleje
On a narrow north-south plot in Rågeleje, Denmark, a 158 m² timber pavilion trades bulk for a deep roof, an oak frame and decks that read the dune.
CAAM Arquitectos Wraps Puerto Escondido Apartments Around an Open Stair Beneath a Pyramidal Green Roof
In Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, a 720 m² extension of Hotel Suuel turns its circulation core into a light-filled heart for slow coastal living.
Felipe Hess Arquitetos Gives a São José dos Campos House a Closed White Street Face and an Open Pool Court
In a gated São José dos Campos community, a 520 m² house shows the street a quiet white block and saves its light and openness for the pool court.
Sertão Arquitetos Reworks a 105 m² Mantiqueira House from the Inside, Leaving Its Footprint Untouched
In São Francisco Xavier, Brazil, a renovation absorbs a veranda into a study and lets color, clay and timber do the work an extension would have done.
Luis Canepa Arquitetos Renovates a Praia Preta Beach House Without Erasing Its Stone, Brick and Timber
A 281 m² L-shaped refurbishment in Praia Preta, Brazil, keeps the old house's rubble stone and whitewashed brick while turning it toward sea and sand.
Aires Mateus and MA+Co Rebuild the Australian Beach Shack in Board-Formed Concrete at Mount Martha
Above Port Phillip Bay in Mount Martha, a multigenerational house splits into four concrete pavilions threaded by courts, voids and tea trees.
