
Residential
Dune Residence
Vero Beach, Florida · 2024
A modern beach house held in place by restored sea oat dunes.
Challenge
The site was a stripped beachfront lot vulnerable to storm surge, with no remaining native vegetation to anchor the dune line.
Approach
We rebuilt the primary dune with a sea oat and beach panic grass matrix, set the residence behind it, and routed all stormwater through bioswales planted with salt-tolerant natives.
Outcome
The dune now absorbs daily wave action and seasonal storm pulses without intervention, and the planting palette has self-sown across the property line.
Ecological impact
- Native species
- 42
- Dune restored
- 320 ft
- Stormwater retained on-site
- 100%
Gallery
Awards
- ASLA Florida Honor AwardASLA Florida2024
Press
- Building With the DuneLandscape Architecture Magazine2024