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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

NYC Is Old News for This Surf-Crazy Couple Who Moved to Montauk and Built a Beach House

NYC Is Old News for This Surf-Crazy Couple Who Moved to Montauk and Built a Beach House

A Ground-Up Bungalow in Venice Beach Channels the Spirit of California Modernism

A Ground-Up Bungalow in Venice Beach Channels the Spirit of California Modernism

Big Windows and White Interiors Punch Up a Gloomy ’60s California Beach House

Big Windows and White Interiors Punch Up a Gloomy ’60s California Beach House

Foul Weather Is No Match for This Boxy New Brunswick Home—or the Steel Stair Wrapped Around It

Foul Weather Is No Match for This Boxy New Brunswick Home—or the Steel Stair Wrapped Around It

A Surprising Venice Beach A-Frame Reaches Its Peak Potential

A Surprising Venice Beach A-Frame Reaches Its Peak Potential

A Timeless East Hampton Home With 160 Feet of White Sandy Beachfront Lists for $39.5M

A Timeless East Hampton Home With 160 Feet of White Sandy Beachfront Lists for $39.5M

A Family’s Seaside Cottage Renovation Makes Room for New Memories

A Family’s Seaside Cottage Renovation Makes Room for New Memories

10 of Our Favorite Beach Homes You Can Book Right Now on Airbnb

10 of Our Favorite Beach Homes You Can Book Right Now on Airbnb

An Artist and Her Builder Husband Shake the Dust Out of an Old Fisherman’s Shack in Tasmania

An Artist and Her Builder Husband Shake the Dust Out of an Old Fisherman’s Shack in Tasmania

A Beach House in Australia Offers the Joys of Camping—But Without All the Dirt

A Beach House in Australia Offers the Joys of Camping—But Without All the Dirt

An Architect Couple Hand Build (and Then Rebuild) a Bahamian Escape

An Architect Couple Hand Build (and Then Rebuild) a Bahamian Escape

On the Suffolk Coast, a Family Builds a Seaside Home for the Ages

On the Suffolk Coast, a Family Builds a Seaside Home for the Ages

A Creative Couple’s Long Island Beach House “Bubbles” With Life

A Creative Couple’s Long Island Beach House “Bubbles” With Life

A Hamptons Beach House Gets a Minimalist Makeover With Midcentury Vibes

A Hamptons Beach House Gets a Minimalist Makeover With Midcentury Vibes

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