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Beach Home Designs as Slick as Bond

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Described by architecture firm WRB as a “retro futuristic retreat,” this modern summer house near Stockholm, Sweden is Goldfinger personified in architecture. This luxury beach home is a seasonal cottage designed for socializing and entertaining – how James Bond-esque! A large open concept kitchen and living area, opening through folding doors onto an outdoor terrace, is the hub of this home. The deck is ideal for all-weather entertaining, sheltered by an overhanging roof so your al fresco soirees never get ... Continue >

Beach Cottage Home in Australian Beach Paradise

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Like a shard of metal breaking through the earth’s surface, this beach cottage design (dubbed “Klein Bottle House”) by Melbourne-based architecture firm McBride Charles Ryan also breaks the boundaries of conventional residential architecture. Located in Rye, Australia, this modern vacation home is surrounded by sand dunes and beaches along the Mornington Peninsula. The architects started with the idea of a spiral in this modern beach cottage, and built it based on that concept of fluidity and movement. The floor plan ... Continue >

Beachfront Luxury Homes of Wood, Stone and Glass

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When the architects at Bayden Goddard Design created this beachfront luxury home located on Australia’s Gold Coast, it’s no doubt that this Albatross Avenue site – with adjoining parkland to the south and breathtaking beachfront to the east – had a deep impact on this nature-infused design. A grand facade of recycled timber, stone and widespread glazing is the perfect complement to the landscape. Sliding-glass walls encircle the ground floor for a luxury “view-through” floor plan offering outside access from ... Continue >

Small Beach House – Cool Cut-Out Design in Peru

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It may be a small beach house, but this design by Javier Artadi Arquitecto packs quite the contemporary punch into a modest, 2,300 sq. ft. frame. Located in Las Arenas, just south of Lima in Peru, this cool holiday house was designed as a beach-front getaway, and reflects that relaxed sentiment both indoors and out. By blurring the boundary between in and out, the architect afforded this modern beach house its cool and calm appeal. From a simple cube shape, ... Continue >

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