Elevated coastal homes

Beach house plans are ideal for your seaside, coastal village or waterfront property. These home designs come in a variety of styles including beach cottages, luxurious waterfront estates and small vacation house plans. Some beach home designs may be elevated/raised on pilings or stilts to accommodate flood zones while others may be on crawl space or slab foundations for lots with higher elevations. Inverted floor plans, where living areas are on the uppermost level of the home, are also…

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Eleanor Beach, an upscale beachfront development located in Perdido Key, Florida. Your own private custom designed residence within a new waterfront luxury development. Designs by Bob Chatham Custom Home Design. Builder: Green Leaf Construction, L.L.C. Photography by DK Photography Renderings by Redfish Renderings LLC.

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Inverted floor plans offer a great design solution for taking advantage of water views. These home designs, also called “reverse story” or “upside down” house plans, position the living areas on the highest floor while allocating space for the sleeping areas to the middle or lower floors. Many coastal properties (ocean, lake, bay or river) have obstructions that block the coveted water views. There’s nothing quite like a long view over water. Life from the top floor never looked so good!

Beach house plans are ideal for your seaside, coastal village or waterfront property. These home designs come in a variety of styles including beach cottages, luxurious waterfront estates and small vacation house plans. Some beach home designs may be elevated/raised on pilings or stilts to accommodate flood zones while others may be on crawl space or slab foundations for lots with higher elevations. Inverted floor plans, where living areas are on the uppermost level of the home, are also…

Elevated house plans are primarily designed for homes located in flood zones. The foundations for these home designs typically utilize pilings, piers, stilts or CMU block walls to raise the home off grade. Many lots in coastal areas (seaside, lake and river) are assigned base flood elevation certificates which dictate how high off the ground the first living level of a home must be built. The height is determined by flood maps created by FEMA and enforced by local building departments…

Elevated house plans are primarily designed for homes located in flood zones. The foundations for these home designs typically utilize pilings, piers, stilts or CMU block walls to raise the home off grade. Many lots in coastal areas (seaside, lake and river) are assigned base flood elevation certificates which dictate how high off the ground the first living level of a home must be built. The height is determined by flood maps created by FEMA and enforced by local building departments…

This coastal contemporary home was designed by Brandon Architects to maximize views of the picturesque coastline of Dana Point, California.

Elevated house plans are primarily designed for homes located in flood zones. The foundations for these home designs typically utilize pilings, piers, stilts or CMU block walls to raise the home off grade. Many lots in coastal areas (seaside, lake and river) are assigned base flood elevation certificates which dictate how high off the ground the first living level of a home must be built. The height is determined by flood maps created by FEMA and enforced by local building departments…