FR House bridges innovative design and nature
The FR House in Punta Fuego, Philippines emerges as a blend of architecture and natural landscape, showcasing CAZA’s melding of a building with its challenging coastal environment.
7 breathtaking luxury coastal stays
Whether nestling into overgrown rainforest or jutting out along a craggy shoreline – these are the most exquisite luxury coastal accommodations from around the Indo Pacific. Each one embraces its coastal context, offering a source of inspiration for how to bring tranquillity and leisure into the every day.
Where sky, earth and ocean meet
Designing in the tradition of Australian sub-tropical vernacular, Hogg & Lamb has cleverly tied together an unusual set of parts in this Queensland project. J&M House is at once a private residence, art gallery and holiday home that makes full use of its coastal location.
A future forever home gets pieced together on the Peninsula
A chance meeting led to a fruitful collaboration on this “transition-to-retirement” house in Sorrento, Victoria.
This absolute beachfront home sensitively frames the view
Occupying an impressive beachside site, this home by Wellard Architects is a magical retreat. “We wanted to create a dialogue with this wonderful site. It is, after all, the hero,” says the architect.
A monumental memory
Within the nest of homes on the hillside beside the coast, one monolithic structure makes itself known against the waves and shingles.
A dose of modernism to the Sydney coastline
This off-shutter concrete house by Durbach Block Jaggers brings the studio’s signature style to Point Piper.
Architect Rich Naish’s Climate Responsive Play Place
Given its beachfront location, designing for climate resilience and rain events was top of mind for this architect’s family bach.
Conscious Architecture
With a big impact yet relatively small footprint, Benn+Penna hope this costal house on Sydney’s North Shore can act as a blueprint for appropriate design on Australia’s coastline.
A Seaside Sanctuary: North Residences By bureau^proberts
The North Residences in Burleigh by bureau^proberts are a fine example of coastal living.
Uninterrupted Concrete Poetry By PopovBass
A classic exercise in refuge and prospect, this house by PopovBass on a stunning coastal site is also a celebration of concrete’s domestic potential.