Stanaćev Granados divides levels of Chilean beach house with cargo-net floor
Chilean architecture studio Stanaćev Granados has created a seaside house with a concrete and wood-clad exterior and a cargo net in the floor in Chorrillos, Chile. More
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Kennedy Nolan covers L-shaped coastal home in charred timber
Rich hues and curving geometries feature throughout Somers House, an L-shaped coastal home that Australian studio Kennedy Nolan has added to a coastal site in Victoria. More
Wabi-sabi philosophy guides design of accessible coastal home in Australia
Residential designer Dane Taylor Design has completed Butterfly House, an accessible coastal home in New South Wales that is informed by Japanese aesthetics. More
Hybrid and Palma include organic elements within brutalist Mexican hotel
Seattle architecture studio Hybrid and Mexico City-based Palma have created a hotel called NICO Loma Alta that features elements of brutalism and vernacular architecture. More
Brillhart Architecture collaborates with Darren Sawyer for pavilion-like Bahamas home
Miami-based Brillhart Architecture consulted on the design of a pavilion-like island home in the Bahamas with local architects Garth and Darren Sawyer. More
Zozaya Arquitectos orients Mexican beach house around reflecting pool
Mexican studio Zozaya Arquitectos has designed a concrete seaside house defined by a calming water feature on the Pacific coast. More
ERRE Arquitectos designs U-shaped Chilean beach house overlooking the Pacific Ocean
Chilean studio ERRE Arquitectos has constructed Casa Ferran, a low-profile holiday house in Matanzas on the coast of Chile. More
Formafatal creates pair of rammed-earth villas in Costa Rica
Formafatal has constructed twin villas out of rammed earth on a jungled hillside in Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica, which open to the Pacific Ocean with expansive frameless glass. More
Palma positions stucco-clad housing complex on Mexican coastline
Off-white stucco walls and a round staircase characterise the Chiripa housing complex in Mexico, which architecture studio Palma designed as a "hybrid" experiment merging residential and hotel-style living. More
nARCHITECTS tops New York nature centre with a mass-timber roof
Brooklyn-based nARCHITECTS has designed a nature centre and exhibition space that produces as much energy as it consumes on the New York coastline. More
Elliott Architects uses dramatic cantilever for House on a Bay
Maine studio Elliott Architects has created a seaside house that includes a dramatic, cantilevered volume on stilt that stretches towards the ocean and the tree line. More
Dezeen Debate newsletter features a "gorgeous" 1960s pyramidal home
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Debate newsletter features Fuse Architects' renovation of a 1960s beach house in California. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
Cocktail bar "suspended between sea and sky" draws upon nearby Mediterranean
Architect Gae Avitabile has designed the interior of Civico 29, a sea-informed cocktail bar in the coastal town of Sperlonga, Italy. More
Thorpeness Beach House by IF_DO is a multi-generational holiday home
London architecture studio IF_DO has built a seaside retreat in Suffolk, England, which allows three generations of one family to come together. More
Chris Luce designs Casa Nu as a "refuge" for surfers
Exposed concrete and open-air showers define this Mexican house by architect Chris Luce, which was designed as a functional sanctuary for surfers. More
Olson Kundig's Bilgola Beach House responds to the weather with operable shutters
American firm Olson Kundig has lined the upper floor of this residence next to Sydney's Bilgola Beach with louvred shutters that fold upwards to expose the living spaces to fresh air and sea views. More
Beach pavilions for Toronto's Winter Stations 2022 revealed
A honeycomb-shaped installation and a "winged" pavilion are among the finalists of this year's Winter Stations competition, which brings together designs for temporary beach stations in Toronto. More
Studio Saxe weaves Caribbean Courtyard Villa into a Costa Rican jungle
Deep overhangs shade pavilions and walkways at a lush nature retreat in Costa Rica by architectural practice Studio Saxe. More
Tribe Studio founder designs her own Australian weekend beach retreat
Australian firm Tribe Studio Architects has created a U-shaped, timber-clad dwelling in New South Wales that is meant to serve as an "affordable and sustainable prototype home". More
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Illustration
Jean Jullien paints surfboards to look like playful marine animals
Illustrator Jean Jullien has designed a collection of graphic surfboards hand-painted to look like sea animals, which he describes as objects you could "put on your wall as much as you could surf with." More