The residential development for twin houses was designed by BVN Architecture, Boolarong & Kinkabool is a development for two small detached beach houses on an elevated site at ‘Point Lookout’, on North Stradbroke Island, off the coast of Brisbane in South East Queensland, Australia. The architectural design of the houses and the landscape employ a [...]

The Hot Water Beach House was designed by Stevens Lawson Architects is a single-story family house that located on the beachfront of Hot Water Beach on the Coromandel Peninsula. The beach house takes the form of two fanning wings linked by a stained glass entry creating a central garden courtyard that is protected from sea [...]

The Surfhouse was designed by XTEN Architecture is Californian house design in Hermosa Beach, California, USA. The Surfhouse’s architectural concept maximizes space, light and views while also creating a sense of privacy and retreat for the owners, a young couple, on a busy beachside street. The Californian residential architecture, Surfhouse sits like an abstract block [...]

The Leaf House, a tropical beach house was designed by Mareines + Patalano Arquitetura is located in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Leaf House was inspired by Brazil’s Indian architecture, perfectly suited for the hot and humid climate where it stands, Rio de Janeiro. The roof acts as a big leaf that [...]

This family dwelling is located on one of Bergen’s most attractive sites, overlooking the southern fjords and the West coast archipelago. The site comprises a rocky outcrop together with some garden space, and as this is a very small site, the intention of the design was to have just as much outside space left at [...]

Lima-based architect Juan Carlos Doblado featured in our 2006 architect’s directory. Since then, he’s completed several more beach houses on Playa del Sol and this structure, a spectacular new private house in the foothills of the Andes.

The new building comprises of two concrete pavilions, one nestled into the shallow slope, the other cantilevered forwards [...]