Outdoor, Small Patio, Porch, Deck, and Concrete Patio, Porch, Deck Most beachfront houses treat the ocean as part of the visual landscape with panoramic views and wraparound balconies. Tom Lloyd-Butler’s beach house by Ernest Born, however, is deeply interior, and far more interested in its tranquil inner courtyard than anything beyond. One transparent addition later, the avid surfer has a new outlook. Aidlin Darling took pains during construction to preserve the cypress trees that give the Great Highway House so much of its charm. Photo 6 of 16 in 15 Brilliant Designs That Work Around Nature from This Surfer's Beach House is More Than It Seems

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Aidlin Darling took pains during construction to preserve the cypress trees that give the Great Highway House so much of its charm.

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