Beach Chair

After a sluggish spring here in the East Coast, we’re enjoying a whiff of summer: the fruit vendors are out, office workers are actually taking lunch breaks, and tights and parkas have been replaced by espadrilles and linen suits. Of course, it’s always summer somewhere, and these five beach houses prove that good architecture (and warm weather) isn’t relegated to area code 212, 718, and 347. Check out these five projects and fantasize about your next beach vacation. Now, we just need a summer anthem to go with that dream house.