Beach House

Virginia Beach, VA

We set the second story back from the street so that this new year-round house can accommodate several generations and still be a good neighbor to beach cottages next door. East light pours through triple-height windows and a shaped plaster ceiling rises and crests like a wave. This two-family design incorporated a dilapidated post-war cottage for guests and future live-in care, saved native loblolly pines on the narrow site, and created exuberant gardens all around.

Recognition:

Cottages on the Coast, Linda Leigh Paul, (Rizzoli)
Southern Living