This beach house, built on a quiet cove on the lower Cape, sits on the site of a previous family home. The original house, built at the water’s edge, had suffered through a number of floods. After the last one, the owner decided to rebuild, raising the new house above the highest flood zone.

The house is long and linear, with all the major rooms opening onto a deck that faces directly east, towards the ocean and view. All the major living spaces feature tall, asymmetrical cathedral ceilings and full floor-to-ceiling glass walls.

The house is modest in size - consisting of just two bedrooms - and fits comfortably into the neighborhood of similar, cedar-shingle-clad houses. The west facing front of the house presents a more modern façade with the exterior clad in horizontal, standing seam zinc clad metal, giving the house a decidedly contemporary feeling. Three west-facing dormers bring late afternoon light into the open living, dining, and kitchen space.