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Waterside Architecture
Modern buildings by the water. Contemporary waterfront properties design around the world.
post updated 13 February 2026
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
photograph © Martin Gardner
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26 Aug 2020
Lake Cabin in Kent Downs, Southeast England, UK
Design: RX Architects
photo : Ashley Gendek
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
House on River Avon, UK
Design: AR Design Studio, Architects
picture courtesy of architects office
12 June 2020
Backwater House on the Norfolk Broads, Norfolk, Southeast England, UK
Design: Platform 5 Architects
photograph © Alan Williams
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12 Apr 2013
Yalikavak Marina buildings, Mugla, Turkey
Design: EAA-Emre Arolat Architects
photo : Cemal Emden
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
photo : SAOTA & Adam Letch
19 Mar 2012
Cove 3 House, Western Cape, South Africa
Design: SAOTA Architects ; Interiors by Antoni Associates
photo : Micky Hoyle COURTESY OF VISI
added 23 Mar 2012
Dakar Sow House, Senegal, western Africa
Design: SAOTA Architects and Antoni Associates
photo from architects
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
photograph © Brett Boardman
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.
11 Mar 2011
Leaf House, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Design: Undercurrent Architects
photo : Hugh Rutherford
Leaf house is located in a garden setting on an escarpment overlooking a beach on the Pacific Ocean coast.
Loch Maree house, Northwest Highlands, Scotland
rural design
image from architects
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.
Highlands Waterfront House, Scotland
McKenzie Strickland Associates
photograph : Keith Hunter
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
photo : Scott Burrows
Scottish Beach House, western Scotland
Architects: studioKAP
photo : Keith Hunter
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.
Bondi Beach House, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Tony Owen NDM
image from the architect studio
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
photo courtesy of Kraig Carlstrom
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
photo : Peter Scott
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Commercial Waterside Architecture
Commercial Buildings on Water, alphabetical:
7800 Çesme, Turkey
EAA-Emre Arolat Architects
picture from architect
Alila Villas Uluwatu, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia
WOHA Architecture
photograph : Tim Griffith
Bali Waterfront Building
Darling Harbour Redevelopment, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Design: OMA
image : OMA
Darling Harbour Redevelopment – 13 Dec 2012
Sea Sentosa at Echo Beach in Bali, Indonesia
Winner of ‘World’s Best Apartment’ award
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
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
picture from architect
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Waterfront Architecture
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