The Kench is a British seaside chalet designed to "encourage outdoor living"
The entire glazed front of this beach house in Hampshire, England, concertinas open to join a waterfront terrace (+ slideshow). More
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THE Architectes conceals nautical sports base under a grassy beach dune
This water-sports facilities building by THE Architectes has been built into the side of a grassy dune to minimise its visual impact on the coastline (+ slideshow). More
Pablo Bronstein honours Nicholas Hawksmoor with lighthouse/beach hut hybrid in Folkestone
London artist Pablo Bronstein has created a combined lighthouse and beach hut for the Folkestone Triennial, incorporating exaggerated features that reference the work of 18th century architect Nicholas Hawksmoor. More
Fox Johnston enlivens Sydney beachfront with Cook Park Amenities
Australian studio Fox Johnston has completed three curved toilet and shower blocks as part of an effort to rejuvenate a Sydney beachfront (+ slideshow). More
Welsh seaside home by Hyde + Hyde sits on the edge of a cliff
A cedar-clad balcony spans the facade of this house designed by Hyde + Hyde, which is perched on the edge of cliff on the southern Welsh shoreline (+ slideshow). More
Jeffry's House by Emily Mannion and Thomas O’Brien is a thatched folly by the sea
Artist Emily Mannion and architect Thomas O'Brien have created a thatch-roofed pavilion overlooking the sea and sand dunes on the edge of a forest park in Ireland (+ slideshow). More
Chilean seaside house by LAND Arquitectos designed to "catch the views"
Chilean studio LAND Arquitectos named this seafront residence Catch The Views House, because of the ways it sprawls outwards to frame as many vistas as possible (+ slideshow). More
NAS Architecture's seaside Breath Box is covered in mirrors that flap in the wind
Over 300 mirrored flaps are lifted up and down by the breeze to animate the facade of this seaside structure in La Grande Motte, France, by NAS Architecture (+ slideshow). More
Pobble House by Guy Hollaway is a holiday home on Dungeness beach
British architect Guy Hollaway used rusty steel mesh, silvery larch and grey cement fibreboard to clad this house on Dungeness beach – the only place in Britain officially classified as a desert (+ slideshow). More
Protruding glass boxes offer ocean views from Russet Residence by Splyce Design
This Vancouver house by Canadian studio Splyce Design comprises a stack of glazed boxes set into a hillside, designed to maximise ocean views and create terraces on all three levels (+ slideshow). More
"Contagious" architecture revives sleepy Littlehampton
Littlehampton now boasts more headline-grabbing design than many cities, with projects by Thomas Heatherwick, Asif Khan and others. Dezeen tracked down the woman who spread architecture through the coastal town "like a contagious disease" (+ slideshow + interview). More
Shell-shaped shelter by Flanagan Lawrence built on Littlehampton seafront
The small English seaside resort of Littlehampton has acquired yet another architectural gem, with this performance space and sheltered seating area by Flanagan Lawrence architects joining projects by Thomas Heatherwick, Asif Khan and Studio Weave (+ slideshow). More
Black-painted seaside house by Dow Jones mimics local fishermen's sheds
Larch cladding has been painted black to create a uniform appearance for this seaside home on the Isle of Wight, England, by Dow Jones Architects (+ slideshow). More
House of the Infinite by Alberto Campo Baeza designed as "a jetty facing out to sea"
The expansive roof of this seaside house in Cádiz, Spain, by Alberto Campo Baeza stretches out towards the shoreline like a flattened extension of the rugged terrain (+ slideshow). More
Casa Rambla by LAND Arquitectos faces out over the Pacific Ocean
Columns arranged in V formations support the overhanging roof of this idyllic seaside residence in Chile, which offers occupants panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean (+ slideshow). More
Meandering concrete roof shelters walkways at Erginoğlu & Çalışlar's renovated beach club
A curving concrete canopy supported by hundreds of columns loops around the perimeter of this renovated beach club in the Azerbaijani capital Baku by Istanbul architects Erginoğlu & Çalışlar (+ slideshow). More
Mirage house by Kois Associated Architects to feature rooftop infinity pool
An infinity pool will form the roof of this cavernous house designed by Athens studio Kois Associated Architects for the Greek island of Tinos (+ slideshow). More
Kinetic Iris structures would generate wave power along the Beirut shoreline
These conceptual three-legged structures have been developed by Najjar & Najjar Architects to allow Beirut's fishing community to reclaim sections of the coastline whilst generating electricity for local residents (+ slideshow). More
Cliff-top house in Chile by Mas Fernandez faces out across the ocean
A terrace offering impressive views across the South Pacific is encased within the exposed structural ribs of this cliff-top house in Chile by Mas Fernandez Arquitectos (+ movie). More
Elding Oscarson completes Swedish seaside house in Mölle
This house in the Swedish seaside town of Mölle by Stockholm studio Elding Oscarson has an upper storey clad with roughly sawn Douglas fir and a lower section that is entirely transparent (+ slideshow). More