Planning permission was recently granted for this new dwelling located in a superb seafront location. The site benefits from an unobscured southerly aspect across sand dunes and stunning views along undeveloped areas of the Glamorgan Heritage Coastline west of Porthcawl. Large glazed walls open up towards the sea in almost all habitable rooms and a narrow exercise pool is reached from a bathing platform on the roof of the outbuildings to provide excellent views of the house and the beach. The exposed beach front location is reflected in the simple horizontality of the structure and the minimalist palette of materials to create a beautiful modernist understatement. The planning authority praised the scheme 'for a level of design quality and presentation not often seen'.