A modern beach house held in place by restored sea oat dunes.
The site was a stripped beachfront lot vulnerable to storm surge, with no remaining native vegetation to anchor the dune line.
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.
The dune now absorbs daily wave action and seasonal storm pulses without intervention, and the planting palette has self-sown across the property line.
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From first survey to handover.
A phase-by-phase record of how the project was planned, permitted, built, and stewarded.
- Mar 2022Completed
Site assessment & survey
Coastal geomorphology study and existing-vegetation inventory.
- Jun 2022Completed
Schematic design
Dune profile modeling and architecture coordination.
- Nov 2022Completed
Permitting
FDEP coastal construction control line approval.
- Apr 2023Completed
Dune reconstruction
Sand placement and primary planting of sea oats.
- Jan 2024Completed
Residence integration
Bioswales, hardscape, and final native plantings.
- Sep 2024Completed
Project handover
Two-year monitoring plan initiated with client.
- ASLA Florida Honor AwardASLA Florida2024
- Building With the DuneLandscape Architecture Magazine2024