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Collection by Kelly Bradshaw

Sand house California

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The home is built into its grassy-dune landscape (icluding a day-lit lower level) yet still appears to float over its terrain.
The home is built into its grassy-dune landscape (icluding a day-lit lower level) yet still appears to float over its terrain.
Glass walls wrap the home's western, ocean-facing side, with large glass pieces framed in the same black steel as the adjacent rammed-earth wall panels.
Glass walls wrap the home's western, ocean-facing side, with large glass pieces framed in the same black steel as the adjacent rammed-earth wall panels.
The architects envisioned entry-facing and beach-front sides like an analog camera's viewfinder and wide-angle lens, with the rammed-earth-clad central interior wall leading the way.
The architects envisioned entry-facing and beach-front sides like an analog camera's viewfinder and wide-angle lens, with the rammed-earth-clad central interior wall leading the way.
The design takes advantage of the naturally rising and falling topography to fill its lower level, a kind of non-basement, with natural light.
The design takes advantage of the naturally rising and falling topography to fill its lower level, a kind of non-basement, with natural light.
The dining and living space are a few steps down from the rest of the house, creating a wider volume for these public areas.
The dining and living space are a few steps down from the rest of the house, creating a wider volume for these public areas.
Limestone flooring and wainscotting underscore the rammed-earth walls.
Limestone flooring and wainscotting underscore the rammed-earth walls.