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Designing the Coastal Retreat: Water, Shelter, Fire, and the Architecture of Sunset
Coastal luxury architecture becomes most compelling when water is treated as more than scenery. This essay examines how pavilions, pools, decks, fire lounges, planting, glazing, and layered thresholds can choreograph sunset living while balancing shelter, circulation, material durability, privacy, and the physical realities of building beside or above water.