Beach House

The beach house holds a kind of universal pull — the promise of escape, simplicity, and something a little more sensual than everyday life. This large-format, cloth-bound volume takes you on a photographic journey through the world's most beautiful coastal homes, from African cabanas and Balearic villas to Tropical Modernism in Brazil and cliffside retreats on remote Italian islands.

Told through conversations with leading architects and interior designers — including Olson Kundig, Champalimaud Design, and Hubert Zandberg — each property is a world unto itself. Over 250 full-color images make this as much an object to display as a book to read.