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Buildings by Water – Waterside Architectural Design around the world.

post updated 11 February 2025

Marine building designs

Residential Waterside Architecture

Buildings on Water – latest additions to this page, arranged chronologically:

11 Dec 2023
Jurassic House, Dorset, southwest England, UK
Design: AR Design Studio
Jurassic House Dorset southwest England
photograph © Martin Gardner
Jurassic House

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26 Aug 2020
Lake Cabin in Brabourne, Kent Downs, Southeast England, UK
Design: RX Architects
Lake Cabin Kent - English Houses
photo : Ashley Gendek
Lake Cabin in Kent Downs
The site is in Brabourne within the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Beauty (AONB) adjacent to a lake. The designs are for a cabin positioned on the lakes’ edge with a cantilevered deck over the water.

5 July 2020
Kite House, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, Southern England, UK
Design: AR Design Studio, Architects
Kite House on River Avon by AR Design Studio
picture courtesy of architects office
House on River Avon

12 June 2020
Backwater House, Norfolk, Southeast England, UK
Design: Platform 5 Architects
Backwater House Norfolk Broads
photograph © Alan Williams
Backwater House on the Norfolk Broads

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12 Apr 2013
Yalikavak Marina, Mugla, Turkey
Design: EAA-Emre Arolat Architects
Marina Buildings Turkey - Waterside Architecture
photo : Cemal Emden
Marina Buildings Turkey
Yalikavak is one of the lagoons on the southwestern coast of Turkey, which is becoming a popular destination for blue voyages along the Turkish Riviera.

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Residential Buildings on Water, alphabetical:

14 Aug 2012
Clifton House, Cape Town, South Africa
Design: SAOTA – Stefan Antoni Olmesdahl Truen Architects
African Architecture Waterside Architecture
photo : SAOTA & Adam Letch
Clifton House
The clients, a British couple living in Cape Town, requested a six-bedroom, seven-level home that makes the most of the site, the views and the mountain.

19 Mar 2012
Cove 3, Western Cape, South Africa
Design: SAOTA Architects ; Interiors by Antoni Associates
Knysna Waterside Property
photo : Micky Hoyle COURTESY OF VISI
Cove 3 House
Nestled in the cliff-top estate “The Cove” in Pezula, Knysna, this home was designed to be integrated into the topography & natural colour of the fynbos, maintaining a seamless connection with landscape and ocean.

added 23 Mar 2012
Dakar Sow House, Senegal, western Africa
Design: SAOTA Architects and Antoni Associates
Dakar House Waterside Architecture
photo from architects
Dakar Sow House
Situated on a cliffside overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, Villa Sow in Dakar, was designed for a Senegalese businessman and his family.

added 13 Jan 2012
Holman House, Dover Heights, east Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Design: Durbach Block Architects
Dover Heights Building
photograph © Brett Boardman
Holman House, Dover Heights
Sited on the edge of a 70-metre high cliff, the plan of Holman House refers to Picasso’s painting The Bather. It contains a complex series of fluid living spaces set within a meandering perimeter that arcs, folds and stretches in response to sun, landscape and views.

Leaf House, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Design: Undercurrent Architects
Leaf House - waterside residence
photo : Hugh Rutherford
Leaf House
Leaf house is located in a garden setting surrounded by rugged bush, on an escarpment overlooking a beach on the Pacific Ocean coast. The building aims to match the exceptional beauty of its site, integrating architecture and landscape.

Loch Maree house, Northwest Highlands, Scotland
rural design
Loch Maree House Waterside Architecture
image from architects
Loch Maree house
One of the most striking houses recently planned for the Scottish Highlands, designed to embrace the spectacular scenery. The 500m2 house on the edge of Loch Maree replaces a former foresters cottage.

Loch Tay Boat House, Highlands, Scotland
McKenzie Strickland Associates
Scottish Waterfront House
photograph : Keith Hunter
Highlands Waterfront House
Inspirational and courageous design work have combined to create a magical Boathouse on the shore of Loch Tay incorporating 007 class and style.

Main Beach House, Broadwater, NSW, Australia
BDA Architects
Australian Beach House
photo : Scott Burrows
Australian Beach House

Tigh na Dobhran, Arduaine, western Scotland
Architects: studioKAP
Scottish Beach House
photo : Keith Hunter
Scottish Beach House
This project is located on a relatively open beach head, formerly a campsite. The overriding characteristic of the site is of course the sea and shoreline along the south-western edge.

Wave Rider House – Bondi Beach, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Tony Owen NDM
Bondi Beach House - Waterside Architecture
image from the architect studio
Bondi Beach House
The Wave Rider House is being built next to the iconic Wave House designed by Tony Owen and built in 2005. The form of the house is a response to the owner’s love of motor boats and it owes its form to the lines of the modern motor yacht.

Whale Beach House, New South Wales, Australia
alex popov & associates
Whale Beach Home
photo courtesy of Kraig Carlstrom
Whale Beach House
This waterfront property design articulates the idea of a modernist approach to the peninsula’s traditional concept of a beachside dwelling. The house site is located at the southern end of Whale Beach.

Wilson Residence, Australia
Oge Group Pty. Ltd
Wilson Residence - Waterside Architecture
photo : Peter Scott
Waterfront Residence Australia

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Commercial Waterside Architecture

Commercial Buildings on Water, alphabetical:

7800 Çesme Residences & Hotel, Turkey
EAA-Emre Arolat Architects
7800 Çesme Turkey Buildings
picture from architect
7800 Çesme Turkey

Alila Villas Uluwatu, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia
WOHA Architecture
Bali Waterfront Building
photograph : Tim Griffith
Bali Waterfront Building

Darling Harbour Redevelopment, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Design: OMA
Darling Harbour Buildings
image : OMA
Darling Harbour Redevelopment – 13 Dec 2012

Sea Sentosa at Echo Beach in Bali, Indonesia
Winner of ‘World’s Best Apartment’ award
Sea Sentosa at Echo Beach Bali Indonesia
image from architects
Sea Sentosa at Echo Beach in Bali – 11 Dec 2012
Sea Sentosa by Sentosa Worldwide Resorts has won the title of ‘World’s Best Apartment’ at the International Property Awards.

Walsh Bay, Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Design: HPA Architects with PTW Architects
Walsh Bay Buildings
image : HPA + Mirvac
Walsh Bay Buildings
The water and land based buildings and vacant sites at Walsh Bay on Sydney Harbour will be used for new residential apartments, a theatre, and commercial and retail space. Redevelopment of the Walsh Bay precinct combines restoration of historic structures, adaptive reuse and new construction in order to reinvigorate this disused waterfront area.

Location: international

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Water Architecture

Water Architecture : Article for e-architect by Matthias Neumann, 26 Mar 2013
Pool House Building
picture from architect

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