Collection by Andrea Smith

Green Beach Getaways

These homes take advantage of their sunny, breezy locations and incorporate a multitude of green living strategies.

What types of small, easy, or even invisible updates to cities can support our environment in the long term?

@thisisheatherc: Design should work with, not against, its location. Local, sustainable materials, native plants, etc., make a difference

@OlyTsav: Water retention, solar panels, and wind harvesting. Just basic energy renewal.

@Adrian_Benepe: No spot in a city is too small to capture storm water & help reduce flooding and water pollution
What types of small, easy, or even invisible updates to cities can support our environment in the long term? @thisisheatherc: Design should work with, not against, its location. Local, sustainable materials, native plants, etc., make a difference @OlyTsav: Water retention, solar panels, and wind harvesting. Just basic energy renewal. @Adrian_Benepe: No spot in a city is too small to capture storm water & help reduce flooding and water pollution
The screen porch serves as an auxiliary dining area and extends past the house to capture views and cross breezes.
The screen porch serves as an auxiliary dining area and extends past the house to capture views and cross breezes.
Arriving guests can see straight through the house to the lagoon beyond.
Arriving guests can see straight through the house to the lagoon beyond.
With floor-to ceiling windows, this  1,900-square-foot home located in Big Sur, California, has striking and expansive views of the Pacific Ocean. Photo by: Robert Canfield
With floor-to ceiling windows, this 1,900-square-foot home located in Big Sur, California, has striking and expansive views of the Pacific Ocean. Photo by: Robert Canfield
Dubbed the Casa Cuatro, this house floats atop a 180-foot cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, a 90-minute drive from Santiago, Chile. A set of solar panels, a wind-powered well, and passive sustainable strategies make living miles from municipal utilities a non-issue for this beachgoer.
Dubbed the Casa Cuatro, this house floats atop a 180-foot cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, a 90-minute drive from Santiago, Chile. A set of solar panels, a wind-powered well, and passive sustainable strategies make living miles from municipal utilities a non-issue for this beachgoer.
Solar panels mounted on a shipping container onsite (not pictured) heat this curvy house in Tasmania. The swooping roof cantilevered over the west-facing desk mitigates the intense afternoon sun.
Solar panels mounted on a shipping container onsite (not pictured) heat this curvy house in Tasmania. The swooping roof cantilevered over the west-facing desk mitigates the intense afternoon sun.
The house is perched in the midst of an astonishing landscape. The rocky islands here were violently scraped clean by glaciers more than ten thousand years ago.
The house is perched in the midst of an astonishing landscape. The rocky islands here were violently scraped clean by glaciers more than ten thousand years ago.