Twenty-five beach house plans, from 1,074 to 3,699 square feet and two to six bedrooms, all drawn by Angela Kamer and sold direct from the designer. Twenty-one are raised on pilings, piers or masonry columns with parking underneath, for oceanfront and flood zone lots, and four sit on a slab or crawlspace for beach lots that stay dry. The set runs from small beach cottages for a weekend place, through reverse living plans that put the kitchen and the porch up where the view is, to large houses with an elevator and room for the whole family. Most have a $75 study set that credits in full toward the construction set.
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Beach cottages under 2,000 square feet
The Blue House: 1,074 square feet on a 26 by 28 foot footprint, two bedrooms that each have their own bath, and covered porches front and back. Built at grade.
The Gray House: 1,144 square feet on a 28 by 28 foot footprint, two bedroom suites, raised on pilings with a one-car garage below.
Magnolia Beach Hut: 1,430 square feet and three bedrooms on one raised living floor, with two-car parking underneath.
The Holly: 1,495 square feet and three bedrooms for a lot about 31 feet wide, raised over a two-car drive-under garage.
Magnolia Beach Hut CHP: 1,547 square feet, three bedrooms and two baths on one living floor over a two-car carport.
The Wave: 1,594 square feet on one level, three bedrooms, and a large rear deck, part of it covered. Built on a crawlspace.
The Wave II: 1,599 square feet on one level on a slab, 32 feet wide, with a big deck out front and no stairs to climb.
Magnolia Cottage: 1,600 square feet and three bedrooms, raised over parking for two or three cars. Owners have built it on a narrow coastal lot; see the photographs.
Little Oak: 1,600 square feet, three bedrooms and two baths, raised over a two-car drive-under garage.
The Ellie: 1,784 square feet with two suites on the raised floor and a lower level you can finish later with a bunk room and another bath.
Family beach houses, 2,000 to 3,000 square feet
Magnolia Cottage II: 2,000 square feet and three or four bedrooms, with up to 900 square feet of optional finished space at ground level.
Palmetto Beach Hut: 2,018 square feet and four bedrooms on a 30 foot wide footprint, with a ground-floor guest suite that has a kitchen and bar and its own door to the patio.
Ellie's Hideaway: 2,299 square feet and five bedrooms, a plunge pool and an outdoor kitchen, and an elevator from the garage to the main floor.
The Macy and The Macy II: 2,532 square feet and four bedrooms on a 33 foot wide footprint, with an elevator to every floor.
Outer Banks Beach House: 2,718 square feet and five bedrooms, with a second primary bedroom on the living floor and parking under the house.
Haddie's Hideaway 2700R: 2,797 square feet, a reverse living plan with the kitchen and living room on the top floor and three-car parking below.
Islabella: 2,805 square feet and five bedrooms, a primary suite on each floor, and an elevator that stops at every floor.
Large beach houses over 3,000 square feet
Casa Azul: 3,058 square feet, a reverse living plan with framing for an elevator.
The Upland II: 3,060 square feet, the primary suite on the main floor and a fourth upstairs bedroom that can be a bunk room. Built on a crawlspace.
Oak Leaf: 3,280 square feet and three bedrooms over three-car drive-under parking.
Haddie's Hideaway: 3,450 square feet, a reverse living plan with four bedrooms and two-car parking below.
Sandy Dune: 3,464 square feet in the shingle style, with a guest room and its own bath on the main floor.
Sandy Dune N: 3,588 square feet, four bedroom suites, a primary suite on each floor and an elevator to every floor.
Blue Isle: 3,699 square feet, five or six bedrooms, and an optional 420 square foot room on the ground floor beside the elevator.
Raised or at grade
On an oceanfront or flood zone lot the living floors have to sit above the flood elevation, which is why most of these plans stand on pilings or piers with parking and storage underneath. Elevated Coastal holds every raised plan in the catalog. If your lot sits outside the flood zone, the cottages built at grade cost less to build, and most raised designs can be converted to a slab or crawlspace; ask for a modification quote, which is free.
Every plan is a licensed construction set drawn to 2021 IRC guidelines, licensed for one build, with no engineering stamp. An elevated design also needs a local engineer to size the foundation for your soil and your wind zone, and your building department will ask for supplemental documents that no plan set includes; the FAQ lists them. A $75 study set credits in full toward the construction set within twelve months.