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Collection by Dora Vanette

Houses with Striking Ocean Views

Sometimes architecture works best when it frames nature. These seven homes blur the boundaries between indoors and outdoors by opening up towards the ocean.

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Two walls of floor-to-ceiling windows in the master bedroom frame expansive vistas of the Pacific Ocean.
Two walls of floor-to-ceiling windows in the master bedroom frame expansive vistas of the Pacific Ocean.
The Casa Cuatro sits above a 180-foot cliff that overlooks the Pacific Ocean. The locally quarried stone makes the house blend in with the landscape and acts as a thermal-mass wall, absorbing heat during the day and releasing it through the evening.
The Casa Cuatro sits above a 180-foot cliff that overlooks the Pacific Ocean. The locally quarried stone makes the house blend in with the landscape and acts as a thermal-mass wall, absorbing heat during the day and releasing it through the evening.
Wardle’s firm also designed the dining table, where up to ten guests can gaze out at the Southern Ocean. The solid-oak Hiroshima chairs are designed by Maruni.
Wardle’s firm also designed the dining table, where up to ten guests can gaze out at the Southern Ocean. The solid-oak Hiroshima chairs are designed by Maruni.
At the rear of the house, bleacher-style steps mitigate the steep grade down to the water; the boathouse tucks in on the right.
At the rear of the house, bleacher-style steps mitigate the steep grade down to the water; the boathouse tucks in on the right.
Miha hangs out with Kea, the dog, on the wooden deck that extends the living space outdoors.
Miha hangs out with Kea, the dog, on the wooden deck that extends the living space outdoors.
The frosted glass of the bridge offers a transparent stripe and a view of the ocean.
The frosted glass of the bridge offers a transparent stripe and a view of the ocean.