The wind and the sunset. Kite surfers and boats. The dune and the meadow - full of tall grass and little flowers with ever changing colors. Layers of relative distances, experiences and dimensions are the things that define living by the sea.

© Juozas Kamenskas

Architects: ARCHISPEKTRAS

Location: Pape, Rucavas pagasts, LV-3477, Latvia

Area: 175.0 sqm

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Juozas Kamenskas

Team: Aidas Kalinauskas, Vaidas Tamo?i?nas

© Juozas Kamenskas

From the architect. The wind and the sunset. Kite surfers and boats. The dune and the meadow - full of tall grass and little flowers with ever changing colors. Layers of relative distances, experiences and dimensions are the things that define living by the sea.
© Juozas Kamenskas

The house is situated in the dunes of the Baltic sea. A sharp linear thatched structure is elegantly intersecting and engaging with curvy lines of it?s surroundings. The main facade material - straws -  was carefully selected to match the color and material of a typical local building in the area.

© Juozas Kamenskas

Floor Plan

© Juozas Kamenskas

The aim was to design a vacation house for a kitesurfer?s family where they could relax in a most comfortable way.  All rooms are facing the endless horizon...