Beach Houses

Explore some of our favorite waterfront homes that define seaside living.

This Oaxaca Retreat Defies Clichés of the Mexican Beach House

This Oaxaca Retreat Defies Clichés of the Mexican Beach House

The Trim Detail That Helps One Architect Create Truly Timeless Waterfront Retreats

The Trim Detail That Helps One Architect Create Truly Timeless Waterfront Retreats

Windows Boated Over for This Hawaiian Cabin Were Brought to Shore on—What Else—Surfboards

Windows Boated Over for This Hawaiian Cabin Were Brought to Shore on—What Else—Surfboards

Before & After: They Overhauled Their Funky ’70s Beach House While Preserving Its Many Quirks

Before & After: They Overhauled Their Funky ’70s Beach House While Preserving Its Many Quirks

This Coastal Home in South Korea Is All About the Sea

This Coastal Home in South Korea Is All About the Sea

A Hamptons Beach Bungalow, But Make It Sea Ranch

A Hamptons Beach Bungalow, But Make It Sea Ranch

Construction Diary: He Hand-Built a High-Design Surf Shack in Uruguay

Construction Diary: He Hand-Built a High-Design Surf Shack in Uruguay

My Friends and I Sat in 11 Beach Chairs to Find the Next Tommy Bahama

My Friends and I Sat in 11 Beach Chairs to Find the Next Tommy Bahama

Three Sisters (and Their Families) Share This Prefab Beach House

Three Sisters (and Their Families) Share This Prefab Beach House

Before & After: In the Caribbean, a Couple Bring an Old Wooden Prefab Back to Shipshape Condition

Before & After: In the Caribbean, a Couple Bring an Old Wooden Prefab Back to Shipshape Condition

This “Sea Snail” Home Is Built From Thousands of Tiny Fossils

This “Sea Snail” Home Is Built From Thousands of Tiny Fossils

This Seaside Holiday Home in South Africa Is Built for the Ages

This Seaside Holiday Home in South Africa Is Built for the Ages

An Artist Lets the Wind and Wildlife of Oaxaca Flow Through Her Radically Open Home

An Artist Lets the Wind and Wildlife of Oaxaca Flow Through Her Radically Open Home

Budget Breakdown: After a $322K Revamp, an Australian Beach House Fends Off Flooding

Budget Breakdown: After a $322K Revamp, an Australian Beach House Fends Off Flooding

They Updated a 1980s Ray Kappe Beach House—With the Architect’s Approval (and Advice)

They Updated a 1980s Ray Kappe Beach House—With the Architect’s Approval (and Advice)

Budget Breakdown: An Aussie Architect Builds a Beach House With Million-Dollar Views for $270K

Budget Breakdown: An Aussie Architect Builds a Beach House With Million-Dollar Views for $270K

With $20K, a Chilean Architect Builds His Mom a Low-Maintenance Beach House

With $20K, a Chilean Architect Builds His Mom a Low-Maintenance Beach House

This Beach House in Mexico Frames the Landscape With an Orderly Concrete Grid

This Beach House in Mexico Frames the Landscape With an Orderly Concrete Grid

Three Friends Join Forces to Build a Four-Gable Getaway on Shelter Island

Three Friends Join Forces to Build a Four-Gable Getaway on Shelter Island

There’s a Garden on Every Level of This Renovated ’70s Beach House

There’s a Garden on Every Level of This Renovated ’70s Beach House

The Owners of a 1960s Harry Bates Beach House Hire the Modernist Architect’s Firm for Its Renovation

The Owners of a 1960s Harry Bates Beach House Hire the Modernist Architect’s Firm for Its Renovation

Local Sandstone and Plenty of Pine Keep This Mallorca Beach Home Light and Bright

Local Sandstone and Plenty of Pine Keep This Mallorca Beach Home Light and Bright

A Chilean Beach Home’s Sinuous Facade Is Designed for High Winds

A Chilean Beach Home’s Sinuous Facade Is Designed for High Winds

Living in Walter Gropius’s First U.S. Commission

Living in Walter Gropius’s First U.S. Commission

Budget Breakdown: A 1960s A-Frame Gets a $558K Refresh—and Historic Landmark Status

Budget Breakdown: A 1960s A-Frame Gets a $558K Refresh—and Historic Landmark Status

When Your Childhood Beach House Is an Architectural Icon

When Your Childhood Beach House Is an Architectural Icon

A Retired Couple Trades Their Pennsylvania Horse Farm for Beach Life in Coastal Delaware

A Retired Couple Trades Their Pennsylvania Horse Farm for Beach Life in Coastal Delaware

This South African Beach House’s Gently Curving Roof Combats Aggressive Winds

This South African Beach House’s Gently Curving Roof Combats Aggressive Winds

A Quarantine Hideaway Turns Into an Artist’s Dream Home

A Quarantine Hideaway Turns Into an Artist’s Dream Home

Slices in This Compact Cabin in Northern France Frame the Coast Like a Camera

Slices in This Compact Cabin in Northern France Frame the Coast Like a Camera

Three Homes in the Canary Islands Pay Homage to a Local Legend

Three Homes in the Canary Islands Pay Homage to a Local Legend

Construction Diary: This Architect’s “Fugly” Beach House Has the Most Exquisitely Crafted Kitchen

Construction Diary: This Architect’s “Fugly” Beach House Has the Most Exquisitely Crafted Kitchen

Construction Diary: The Founder of a Cabin Rental Company Builds a Fire Island Retreat of His Own

Construction Diary: The Founder of a Cabin Rental Company Builds a Fire Island Retreat of His Own

Nobody Does a Beach House Quite Like the Danes

Nobody Does a Beach House Quite Like the Danes

This Airy Home on Stilts Is One South American Family’s Beach Retreat for All Seasons

This Airy Home on Stilts Is One South American Family’s Beach Retreat for All Seasons

Before & After: A Couple Fix Up an Heirloom Cottage in the Town Where They First Met

Before & After: A Couple Fix Up an Heirloom Cottage in the Town Where They First Met

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