However different their styles, dimensions and construction materials and the uses to which they are put, houses near the sea have one common characteristic, the fundamental role played by the presence of the sea in the overall design, often determining not only the orientation of the dwelling but also the layout of the spaces and the whole design concept. This book fervently seeks to-address this without putting a lid oncreatwjty.

• Anne Lacaton a Jean Philippe Vassal. House in Lege
• Anne Marie Sumner. Own House
• Brian Healy. Beach House
• Carlos Herrera. House in Acapulco / House in Huatulco
• Fernau a Hartman Architects, Inc. Anderson Ayers House
• Gray Organschi. Tennis House
• Helliwell + Smith Blue Sky Architecture. Greenwood House
• Henri Edouard Cirianl. Playa Escond/da House
• Jackson Clements Burrows Pty Ltd Architects. Riverside Terrace
• Jarmund/Vigsnaes Architects MNAL. Summer Cabin on the Coast of Norway
• Jordi Garcès. House in Costa Brava
• José Cruz Ovalle. House in Santo Domingo
• Josep Lluis Mateo & Arturo Vila. House in Artà
• Legorreta + Legorreta. House La Cruz
• MVRDV. Borneo Houses
• Niall McLaughlin. Northamptonshire Shack
• Pete Bossley. House in Boy of Islands
• Philip Gumuchdjian. DP Think Tank / Boathouse
• Richard Francis-Jones. Two houses in Woy Woy
• Sandra Barclay a Jean-Pierre Crousse. House B
• Silvia Gmür & Livio Vacchini. 3 Single-Family
• Stan Bolt. O'Sullivan House
• TEN Arquitectos. House IA
• Toshiko Mori. Cohen House