The two-story coastal home features a sizeable rear patio with a fire table, swimming pool and spa that overlooks a freshwater pond. The exterior design emphasized integration with the home's surroundings and reinforcing local ecology. Invasive species were replaced with low-maintenance native plantings. Limestone terraces the color of beach sand weave past shadblow, American holly, and black cherry to reach the home's entrance above-grade. Highbush blueberry, inkberry, and groundsel shrubs were interspersed with Pennsylvania sedge and little bluestem grass groundcovers, with grace notes added by specimen bayberries.

This gorgeous modern home was constructed above-grade, with vast swathes of glass providing an uninterrupted view of the stunning surrounds. Buff-colored limestone stairs provide passage from the home to ground level. As protection from future storms, the landscape design included the construction of a new dune between house and ocean, stabilized with a planting of American beach grass.

This magnificent coastal home has a swimming pool and spa on an elevated patio overlooking the pond at the rear of the property. The residence was designed with the environment in mind — to conform to the natural characteristics of the site and to reinforce the local ecology. The landscaping portion of the project involved reconstructing the dune on the ocean side and replacing exotic and invasive species with attractive native plants that would enjoy the sandy soil conditions and require little maintenance.

The new house was built farther back from the beach and raised above grade, creating the potential for a disconnect between the building and landscape. Limestone terraces framed with seagrass provide an attractive approach that weaves visitors by small trees and shrubs. The use of limestone the color of the nearby beach sand extends the lines of the house, creating a strong visual sense of integration with its surroundings.

Because of the dune that lies between the house and the ocean, the swimming pool and spa were located at the rear of the residence, overlooking the pond. Overflow edges transform both water features into mirrors, where the still water surface will mimic that of the pond below, creating another visual link between the residence and its setting.

Next to the infinity pool and overlooking the pond behind the home, a fire table fueled by ethanol provides a gathering point at night. Covered with a tablecloth by day, it serves for luncheons and parties. The buff-colored patio mimics the nearby sand and the still surface of the infinity-edged pool reflects water and sky, ensuring this home has the full embrace of its gorgeous surroundings.

Because of the dune that lies between the house and the ocean, the swimming pool and spa were located at the rear of the residence, overlooking a freshwater pond. Such native shrubs as highbush blueberry, inkberry, and groundsel were interspersed with native groundcovers — Pennsylvania sedge and little bluestem grass — and specimen bayberries added grace notes. The use of indigenous species lends a visual authenticity to the landscape, with the practical benefit that these plants are well-adapted to sandy coastal conditions and thrive with little care.

A row of white oversized chaises attends the infinity pool at the rear of the residence on an elevated patio. Sand-colored pool decking with minimal joints was used for a subtle and uncluttered approach. Nothing here will distract from the natural views.

Driftwood-colored cladding and the expanse of windows ensure that the modern home blends seamlessly with its timeless surroundings. Built above grade, this majestic residence has a wraparound limestone patio providing unobstructed views through the lower level of the home of the sea at the front and pond at the rear. The patio houses a pool and spa, both with infinity edges to reflect water and sky.

Square lanterns offer gentle downcast lighting to limestone terraces the color of beach sand. These steps from the above-grade entrance wind pass grasses, shrubs and small trees to ground level and the pond beyond. Except for a Japanese holly hedge by the front door, all the new plantings are natives, selected for their appropriateness to the coastal ecosystem. The use of indigenous species lends a visual authenticity to the landscape, with the practical benefit that these plants are well-adapted to the sandy soil conditions and thrive with little care.