Shingled beach home adds inventive loft on stilts : theCHIVE

: This unusual residence is an outstanding example of a successful renovation of an old oceanfront house by Rogers Marvel Architects. It was looking like an old barn, and in some way it still does – thanks to the shingled facade. It got rebuilt to include a number of new facilities such as the new swimming pool with jacuzzi, kitchen, terrace and the second floor bedroom. The result is this unusual structure consisting of multiple spaces that seem to ignore the laws of gravity. The house is protected from ocean winds and prying eyes on the beach by a sand dune, but its inhabitants can still hear the ocean.

etcrr

I like it but will it hold up in a hurricane?
pete

me want
James

awesome. good to see ppl not relying on brand new art deco houses and going with something with a bit of character!
Dan

#9 I don't like the section that's up in the air. The rest of it looks nice, though.
RealZoo

Very cool……..would never leave.
Dennis

Oh! Mr Weasley finally got that pay raise
that_ALBANIAN_guy

As it was, this house was good enough for science…but not Aperture science!
Gallus

#9 – I don't know that I would feel safe in that part of the house. Otherwise, it does look like an interesting vacation venue.
BigManJones

There are barely any pictures of the inside of the stilted addition…
Armed Ann Dangerous

So hard to fap to.
one

not an example of exceptional architecture by any means. sometimes too much design is well…just to much

http://hermesdfo.blogspot.com Hermes

Is not really hard to achieve all those modules seemingly floating… all you need is a good civil engineer, and most of my friends at school can do that… come back when your design has managed to hide every structural aspect so well that the house looks like it's made of paper.

one

hahaha school haha. yeah school is so much like real world applications. And how would hiding structural aspects of the residence make it appear as though it was made of paper. You would either end end with walls or -maybe they could have utilized sky hooks
Bhut Whole Hawhipper

"my friends at school" = forever gay tea-baggin' fart-licker star-chaser

Kyle

They need more accessible windows in the added on part for easy access to the pool!
disturbed

Best part of that house – no mowing!
therealstake

Ha! Sky hooks! Only the best!
GOOG

http://www.rogersmarvel.com/WhalersLaneResidence….
Wouldn't change a thing. I don't want my weekend guests watching me fondle the missus in the pool late night!!
http://twitter.com/mizdictator @mizdictator

The cantilever is astounding and creates great exterior space by the pool. However it does scream addition rather than a flow of the original structure…

deadmanmike

Cool design, bad finishing design. #7: cart instead of island has no overhang, so you couldn't sit close enough to use it without your knees either in the cart or spread apart. #8: good luck fire-proofing that chair.
Master_Rahl

#8 That's a great design, and must make for a breathtaking view, day or night. I'd live there.
http://thatsok2me.wordpress.com thatsok2me

Seeing houses like this makes my house seem so pointless:)
boblawblaw

sweet house but why the need for a pool when the oceans your back yard? wast of space…