A Bright and Modern Beach House with Dramatic Ocean Views in Long Beach

The Sea is a bright modern beach house located in Long Beach, New York, USA. It was designed by West Chin Architects, this imposing beachfront home offers a luminous and airy interior, an inviting sitting area featuring white furniture and floor-to-ceiling windows, and an outdoor dining area with a bar.

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The Sea by West Chin Architects

This 60’ wide x 100’ deep corner lot on the Atlantic Ocean is an addition to the fabric of a community which is a city by the sea; an absolutely beautiful dichotomy of nature and man.

This is the first house in the United States to use the environmentally conscious structurally dynamic BBS wood structural panels from Austria. These panels allow a minimal floor slab thickness and large spans, and in the same breadth provides insulation value. The BBS acts as the interior and / or exterior finishes in many cases; this was a warm balance to the vast amount of glass on the façade and the exposed reinforced thermal concrete wall.

The use of a solar panel on the south facing roof will put energy back on the grid during the week, when the house is not in use. And during the weekends it will supplement the electrical needs of this 5,500 sq ft house.

At the top of the interior stair one will find the 26’ wide bi-fold garage door that opens up to an unobstructed view of the ocean, beaches and horizon. Every element of this beach home takes advantage of its natural surroundings.

Photos by: West Chin Architects & Eric Laignel

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