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COASTVIEW APARTMENT BY ANDREW BURGES ARCHITECTS

The ocean is endlessly fascinating. The immense horizon, the power of crashing waves and the calmness that being by water brings all add to the magic. It can be both violent and beautiful, dark and inspiring, loud and calming.

It may seem obvious, but a story about Coastview Apartment by Andrew Burges Architects must start with the ocean. The outlook furnishes the apartment with a breathtaking and ever-changing backdrop, and the view to the water was the whole foundation of the emotionally driven project – the design of a home for a single occupant.

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