Shelter House was designed around two seemingly opposite desires: to feel protected from the Oregon Coast and completely immersed in it.
From the road, the cedar-clad exterior is largely private. Facing the water, walls of glass open the house to Arch Cape Beach and the Pacific beyond. Its angular roofline follows the shape of the nearby Coast Range, while the cedar is intended to weather toward the gray of the sky and sea.
Inside, heated concrete floors, rift-sawn oak, leather, fireplaces, and collected art soften the clean architecture. The open kitchen, dining, and living space keeps the ocean in view, whether you're making coffee or watching a storm come in.
The house has three ensuite bedrooms, a sleeping loft and office, and space for seven guests. Outside, a deck, fire pit, and cedar soaking tub sit just steps from the sand.
A beach house that doesn't rely on the usual beach-house language—just architecture, warmth, and the landscape doing most of the work.
