A California Retreat Has Walls Made Out of the Beach
Field Architecture harvested this sandcastle’s site to create panels that match the sparkling Carmel coast.
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There’s nowhere quite like Carmel-by-the-Sea on California’s Monterey Peninsula, with its wind-swept cypress trees and grassy dunes. The White Sands residence, built paces from the water, embraces it fully. But you don’t have to look outside to experience the area’s signature quartz-rich, milky-toned beaches for which the house is named.
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Brian Libby
Dwell Contributor
Brian Libby is a Portland-based architecture writer who has contributed to Dwell since 2004. He has also written for The New York Times, Architect, CityLab, Salon, Metropolis, Architectural Record and The Oregonian, among others.
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