Architecture

The restored and expanded circa-1900 Shingle Style house on Starbuck Neck in Edgartown

Patrick Ahearn Architect Renovates and Expands a 1900 Gambrel on Martha’s Vineyard—A 2026 Ocean Home Award Winner

You preserve the original character and scale of the house while quietly giving it everything needed by a modern family.

A cedar-shingled Peter Zimmerman residence set low among trees on the coast of Maine

Inside Peter Zimmerman’s Timeless Shingle Style Retreat in Coastal Maine—A 2026 Ocean Home Award Winner

A timeless cedar-clad retreat pairs sweeping rooflines and granite foundations with harbor views and a deep sense of place.

Deep eaves shelter an open-air pavilion surrounded by lava rock and native grass

A Kona Coast Compound Designed by Walker Warner Celebrates Open-Air Living—A 2026 Ocean Home Award Winner

Low pavilions, open-air rooms, and an elevated ipe boardwalk let Walker Warner’s Kona Coast compound become part of the lava field.

Cedar and glass pavilions step through the forest at August Moon in Bar Harbor

Inside August Moon, SPAN Architecture’s Modern Maine Masterpiece—A 2026 Ocean Home Award Winner

SPAN Architecture restores Brooke Astor’s historic August Moon estate while adding a modern house that defers to the Maine landscape.

A relaxed great room opens completely to the Pacific at Makena Beach

A Maui Guest House by Walker Warner Turns Modern Architecture Into an Island Escape—A 2026 Ocean Home Award Winner

Low-slung pavilions, deep overhangs, and disappearing glass walls turn this Makena Beach guest house into an elevated island escape.

The wood-clad central hall of Kligerman’s Weekapaug family retreat

Thomas A. Kligerman Designs a Modern Shingle Style Retreat Rooted in Rhode Island Tradition—A 2026 Ocean Home Award Winner

Tom and Kristin Kligerman reinterpret Rhode Island’s coastal vernacular in a deeply personal 4,200-square-foot family retreat.

Ocean Home Awards 2026: The Best of Residential Coastal Design, over an Aegean-blue poolscape in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida

Meet the Winners of the 2026 Ocean Home Awards

Nine projects across several coastlines share one conviction: restraint may be the truest luxury of all.

Pininfarina Launches Its First U.S. Branded Villa Collection with Six $16.95 Million Custom Luxury Homes

For nearly a century, Pininfarina has defined automotive design through iconic collaborations with Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Maserati and other legendary marques. N... Read More >

An Oceanfront Vacation Home in Bethany Beach, Delaware Has an Organic Coastal Vibe

We ask a lot of our houses: We want them to be expressive, functional, and filled with potential. To achieve a wide-ranging list of must-haves, and stay true t... Read More >

Nantucket by Design 2026: Six Takeaways from the Tenth Anniversary

Nantucket by Design 2026 ran July 13–16 on Nantucket Island, marking the tenth anniversary of the Nantucket Historical Association's premier design event. The ... Read More >