Modern house with large balcony overlooking lush greenery and water, with outdoor furniture including sun loungers and dining table, under a clear blue sky.
Outdoor wooden deck with a table and chairs overlooking a green landscape with a wooden pathway, a circular sculpture, and a bench in the distance under a partly cloudy sky.
Modern house with large windows, surrounded by greenery, with a terrace, water feature, and steps leading up to the entrance.
Modern house with glass walls, overlooking a landscaped yard with trees, grass, and outdoor stairs.
A landscaped outdoor area with a stone wall, a water feature, and trees with twisting branches casting shadows on nearby steps and grass.
Dog jumping into a swimming pool from a stone ledge.
A modern rectangular water feature in a lush garden with various green plants and trees, under a clear blue sky.
Modern house with large glass windows, outdoor pool, white lounge chairs, and dining table, reflecting on the calm water, during sunset.
A modern multi-story house with large glass windows is seen at dusk, approached by a wooden suspension bridge over grassy terrain with small trees and plants.

For this renovation of a 1970s oceanfront residence, LaGuardia Design Group reimagined the landscape to accommodate a larger pool and outdoor living areas. The original pool, once positioned between the house and the beach, had lost its ocean view as dunes grew over time. LDG relocated the pool to the rear of the house, transforming the former parking area into an elevated retreat. Raised eight feet, the new pool captures filtered ocean views through the trees and provides shelter from onshore winds, offering a calm, protected contrast to the beach beyond.

The landscape embraces a modern, Japanese-inspired aesthetic defined by simplicity, balance, and natural materials. Visitors move through a sequence of quiet spaces — from a carport to an entry court anchored by a six-foot water wall, and upward through a grove of crape myrtles to the limestone-framed pool terrace. Along the ocean side, restored dunes and meadows of beach grass reconnect the home to its coastal setting, while a weathered steel sculpture by Bernar Venet focuses views toward the horizon.

The result is a serene, contemporary landscape that unites architecture, art, and the shifting character of the shoreline.

PROJECT TEAM | Stelle Lomont Rouhani Architects- Wright & Co- Whitmores- Loebs + Gordon Poolcraft- SH Engineering PLLC