Situated on the hilltops of the Nosara town in Costa Rica, this beautiful family house captures a set of gorgeous views towards both the Pacific Ocean and the mountain in this region. It was designed by Studio Saxe who looked for inspiration in nature and selected a set of materials that allow the house to...
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Coastal Cabin On Stilts With Ocean Views
On a small site surrounded by forests in coastal Maine, the team at Whitten Architects built a wonderful cabin retreat that blends together modern design with rustic influences. The cabin is perched on steel columns which elevate it off the ground, one-storey high in the air. This gives it a treehouse-inspired look and helps to...
Mid-Century Modern Apartment With Ocean Views
This Danish apartment shows how to combine mid-century modern decor with ocean touches right. Positioned high above the seafront with views of the English Channel, this apartment is a gorgeous space to get inspired and steal ideas from it. The apartment was redesigned by the owners, each piece here breathes and expresses unique qualities. Color...
Furniture That Mimics The Waves Of The Ocean
Nature is an endless source of inspiration for designers and architects. The pieces we are sharing today are inspired by ocean, the most mysterious and unique part of our world. French designer Mathieu Lehanneur looked at the ocean to create a collection of tables, benches, and stools, which continues his Liquid Marble series. The pieces...
Scandinavian Home With Rustic Elements And Ocean Views
This stylish Danish house by the seaside isn’t your typical coastal home. Dating back to 1885, this one is a perfect blend of rustic original elements and clean modern details, it has a wonderful combination of styles, textures and of course the Scandinavian brightness. Let’s take a closer look at the spaces. The living room...
Stone Wall House With Pacific Ocean Views
Taipei-based Creat+Think Design Studio used stone excavated from the site to build this house on a slope in Taiwan overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The architects dug out the hillside to create a stepped terrain for the house, located on the eastern seaboard of Taiwan facing the sea. It is named A’tolan House, meaning “a place...
Modern Prefab On A Cliff With Ocean Views
Australian practice Archiblox has recently finished the construction on the modest 106 m2 prefab Avalon house perched high atop the cliffs surrounding Avalon beach outside of Sydney. Specializing in prefabricated and modular construction, the architects employed this practice to build a home with minimal effect on the landscape both in terms of construction and natural...
Unique Wave House Inspired By The Ocean Itself
This house in Los Angeles by architect Mario Romano reminds me of the works of Antonio Gaudi, famous Spanish architect who created architectural masterpieces seeing houses as works of art. The Wave House was inspired by the sea and with an affinity for natural landscapes, Romano designed this coastal abode in Venice, California to resemble...
Sustainable Oceanfront Cabin On Volcanic Mountainside
Seascape Retreat is located within a small cove on the northern shore of two Miocene Shield volcanoes in New Zealand. Designed by Pattersons Associates, the small oceanfront cabin is built using locally quarried stone, cast in place concrete floors and ceilings and has a thick roof covered in the surrounding vegetation which makes it all...
Azuris Ocean House For Indoor And Outdoor Living
Renato D’Ettorre Architects have designed Azuris, a home located on Hamilton Island in Australia. The home’s position on a steep site above the water’s edge, provides amazing views of the Whitsunday Islands and the surrounding Great Barrier Reef. The home has plenty of outdoor spaces, such as this one, located underneath the swimming pool. The...