Beach House
Seabrook Island, South Carolina

The site is located on the Atlantic Ocean, with views from either end of the site, and is elevated ten feet above grade to allow winter storms to pass underneath.

The upper level slides over the bottom level in order to maximize the views and to create a parallel to the 5-mile long beach which the house overlooks. The detailing of the house follows this "stretching" with smooth, simple, and direct finishes throughout. The Beach House appears to float above the land, gaining its strength from the slippage of the two levels against one another, and from its spatial simplicity.