Coastal Home Design Photos
The Anderson Studio of Architecture & DesignDana Hoff
This is an example of a beach style terrace in Charleston with feature lighting.
This is an example of a beach style terrace in Charleston with feature lighting.
Grace Blu Interior DesignFive residential-style, three-level cottages are located behind the hotel facing 32nd Street. Spanning 1,500 square feet with a kitchen, rooftop deck featuring a fire place + barbeque, two bedrooms and a living room, showcasing masterfully designed interiors. Each cottage is named after the islands in Newport Beach and features a distinctive motif, tapping five elite Newport Beach-based firms: Grace Blu Interior Design, Jennifer Mehditash Design, Brooke Wagner Design, Erica Bryen Design and Blackband Design.
Christopher Hall Architect, Inc.Inspiration for a medium sized beach style open plan games room in Providence with beige walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and brown floors.
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Inspiration for a large nautical back patio in Boston with no cover, an outdoor shower and natural stone paving.
Inspiration for a large nautical back patio in Boston with no cover, an outdoor shower and natural stone paving.
Becki PeckhamPhoto: Becki Peckham © 2013 Houzz
Yellow and small beach style bungalow house exterior in Other with a hip roof.
Yellow and small beach style bungalow house exterior in Other with a hip roof.
Flagg Coastal HomesAn evening view of the expansive second story deck with bi-fold doors and "killer" ocean views.
Ed Gohlich
This is an example of a large and gey coastal two floor detached house in San Diego with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
This is an example of a large and gey coastal two floor detached house in San Diego with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
MacNelly Cohen Architects P.C.This is an example of a small coastal study in Boston with brown walls, medium hardwood flooring, a built-in desk, brown floors and no fireplace.
Butler Armsden ArchitectsDesign ideas for a small nautical bungalow house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Gary Hutton Designphotos by Matthew Millman
Inspiration for a beach style back terrace in San Francisco with no cover.
Inspiration for a beach style back terrace in San Francisco with no cover.
Noel Cross+ArchitectsFirmness . . .
Santa Cruz’s historically eclectic Pleasure Point neighborhood has been evolving in its own quirky way for almost a century, and many of its inhabitants seem to have been around just as long. They cling to the relaxed and funky seaside character of their beach community with an almost indignant provinciality. For both client and architect, neighborhood context became the singular focus of the design; to become the “poster child” for compatibility and sustainability. Dozens of photos were taken of the surrounding area as inspiration, with the goal of honoring the idiosyncratic, fine-grained character and informal scale of a neighborhood built over time.
A low, horizontal weathered ipe fence at the street keeps out surfer vans and neighborhood dogs, and a simple gate beckons visitors to stroll down the boardwalk which gently angles toward the front door. A rusted steel fire pit is the focus of this ground level courtyard, which is encircled by a curving cor-ten garden wall graced by a sweep of horse tail reeds and tufts of feather grass.
Extensive day-lighting throughout the home is achieved with high windows placed in all directions in all major rooms, resulting in an abundance of natural light throughout. The clients report having only to turning on lights at nightfall. Notable are the numerous passive solar design elements: careful attention to overhangs and shading devices at South- and West-facing glass to control heat gain, and passive ventilation via high windows in the tower elements, all are significant contributors to the structure’s energy efficiency.
Commodity . . .
Beautiful views of Monterey Bay and the lively local beach scene became the main drivers in plan and section. The upper floor was intentionally set back to preserve ocean views of the neighbor to the north. The surf obsessed clients wished to be able to see the “break” from their upper floor breakfast table perch, able to take a moment’s notice advantage of some killer waves. A tiny 4,500 s.f. lot and a desire to create a ground level courtyard for entertaining dictated the small footprint. A graceful curving cor-ten and stainless steel stair descends from the upper floor living areas, connecting them to a ground level “sanctuary”.
A small detached art studio/surfboard storage shack in the back yard fulfills functional requirements, and includes an outdoor shower for the post-surf hose down. Parking access off a back alley helps to preserve ground floor space, and allows in the southern sun on the view/courtyard side. A relaxed “bare foot beach house” feel is underscored by weathered oak floors, painted re-sawn wall finishes, and painted wood ceilings, which recall the cozy cabins that stood here at Breakers Beach for nearly a century.
Delight . . .
Commemorating the history of the property was a priority for the surfing couple. With that in mind, they created an artistic reproduction of the original sign that decorated the property for many decades as an homage to the “Cozy Cabins at Breakers Beach”, which now graces the foyer.
This casual assemblage of local vernacular architecture has been informed by the consistent scale and simple materials of nearby cottages, shacks, and bungalows. These influences were distilled down to a palette of board and batt, clapboard, and cedar shiplap, and synthesized with bolder forms that evoke images of nearby Capitola Wharf, beach lifeguard towers, and the client’s “surf shack” program requirements. The landscape design takes its cues from boardwalks, rusted steel fire rings, and native grasses, all of which firmly tie the building to its local beach community. The locals have embraced it as one of their own.
Architect - Noel Cross Architect
Landscape Architect - Christopher Yates
Interior Designer - Gina Viscusi-Elson
Lighting Designer - Vita Pehar Design
Contractor - The Conrado Company
Dwell Interiors, LLCStarr Homes
Design ideas for a nautical dining room in Dallas with beige walls, light hardwood flooring and beige floors.
Design ideas for a nautical dining room in Dallas with beige walls, light hardwood flooring and beige floors.
MesRideaux.frThis is an example of a nautical master bedroom in Paris with beige walls, light hardwood flooring, no fireplace and beige floors.
grouparchitectAlpinfoto
Medium sized and gey nautical two floor house exterior in Los Angeles with concrete fibreboard cladding and a lean-to roof.
Medium sized and gey nautical two floor house exterior in Los Angeles with concrete fibreboard cladding and a lean-to roof.
DD Ford ConstructionLarge beach style formal open plan living room in Santa Barbara with white walls, a standard fireplace, dark hardwood flooring, a concrete fireplace surround and no tv.
MORPHEUS DESIGN INCPhoto of a coastal games room in Los Angeles with light hardwood flooring, a ribbon fireplace, a metal fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv and beige floors.
Erin Paige Pitts InteriorsCoastal conservatory in Miami with medium hardwood flooring, a standard ceiling and brown floors.
Annsley InteriorsBen Gebo Photography
This is an example of a coastal terrace in Boston with no cover.
This is an example of a coastal terrace in Boston with no cover.
Sally Morgan ArchitectMatt Darley-Bently
Inspiration for a coastal two floor detached house in Wollongong with a purple house and a pitched roof.
Inspiration for a coastal two floor detached house in Wollongong with a purple house and a pitched roof.
LevEco ArchitectsEko Photographic
Inspiration for a beach style bathroom in Other with a built-in bath, a walk-in shower, grey walls, medium hardwood flooring and an open shower.
Inspiration for a beach style bathroom in Other with a built-in bath, a walk-in shower, grey walls, medium hardwood flooring and an open shower.
Coastal Home Design Photos
McCarenAlex Campbell
This is an example of a medium sized beach style single-wall kitchen/diner in Cornwall with a belfast sink, white cabinets, white splashback, metro tiled splashback, stainless steel appliances, light hardwood flooring, shaker cabinets and wood worktops.
This is an example of a medium sized beach style single-wall kitchen/diner in Cornwall with a belfast sink, white cabinets, white splashback, metro tiled splashback, stainless steel appliances, light hardwood flooring, shaker cabinets and wood worktops.
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