These towering seaside structures imagined by Northumbria University student Thomas Savage would offer habitats for wild birds in winter and house water sports enthusiasts during the summer. More about In Praise Of Nests and Other Things by Thomas Savage
Australian office Kennedy Nolan Architects used recycled bricks, concrete and rough-sawn timber to construct this courtyard house near the beach in Melbourne. More about Merricks Beach House by Kennedy Nolan Architects
Sliding blue and yellow walls hide the sleeping and storage spaces in this 1970s-inspired beach apartment in the south of France by Turin-based designers Studio UdA. More about Fun House by Studio UdA
This bright-white house in Alicante by Spanish studio Fran Silvestre Arquitectos features an 18-metre-long balcony that stretches out towards the Balearic Sea (+ slideshow + movie). More about House on the Cliff by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos
This ridged limestone house by Athens studio decaArchitecture faces out over the edge of a cliff on the Greek island of Milos (+ slideshow). More about VNC House in Milos by decaArchitecture
Black-stained cedar clads this weekend house at the beach in Chiba, Japan, by Tokyo studio BAKOKO (+ slideshow). More about Onjuku Surf Shack by BAKOKO
Spain and Kuwait-based AGi Architects have designed three seafront houses in Kuwait for three siblings and their families (photos by Nelson Garrido). More about S Cube Chalet by AGi Architects
As the tides erode the northern coast of New Zealand, this house on a sled by architects Crosson Clarke Carnachan can be towed off the beach and out of harm's way (+ slideshow). More about Hut on Sleds by Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects
This snaking concrete structure by Norwegian studio Reiulf Ramstad Architects winds down from a road to the beach along the edge of the Arctic Ocean. More about Havøysund Tourist Route by Reiulf Ramstad Architects
Tourists to a remote Swedish island will soon be able to abandon the hotel rooms of a luxury resort to sleep inside triangular huts on a deserted beach. More about Black Lodge by Jägnefält Milton
Beijing architects META-Project have completed an exhibition centre at the beach of a former fishing village in China that is now developing into a summer holiday destination (+ slideshow). More about Huludao Beach Exhibit Centre by META-Project
Slideshow: here's another of the six artists' studios that Norwegian firm Saunders Architecture designed for an island off the coast of Canada, this time a white angular cabin (photographs by Bent René Synnevåg). More about Squish Studio by Saunders Architecture
Slideshow: British architects HAT Projects have completed a seaside gallery in Hastings, England, with a shimmering exterior of black glazed tiles. More about Jerwood Gallery by HAT Projects
A glazed corridor connects the two wooden halves of this seaside house on the east coast of Ireland by Dublin studio A2 Architects. More about Seaside House by A2 Architects
London studio (and near-neighbours of Dezeen) Raw Architecture Workshop have designed a partly submerged wooden house for the Scottish Highlands. More about House at Camusdarach Sands by RAW
A steel staircase outside this renovated summerhouse in eastern Spain spirals up onto a roof terrace with a view of the sea. More about PC House by XVA
The third completed house in Alain de Botton’s Living Architecture series has a faceted black upper storey that sits on top of the glass-walled ground floor like a big hat. More about Dune House by Jarmund/Vigsnæs Architects and Mole Architects
The students and tutors of a design and build workshop in Istanbul have constructed a seaside temple from oriented strand board. More about Chapel by Breathnach Donnellan O'Brien and MEDS students
Residents at this remote Australian lodge can step straight out of bed to the side of a long narrow outdoor pool. More about Beached House by BKK Architects
UK studio ABIR Architects and Peter Lewis of AEREA Design have redesigned the traditional English beach hut to be accessible for wheelchair users. More about Boscombe Beach Huts by ABIR Architects and Peter Lewis