A New Take on a House With Ocean Views

Australian design firm, Modscape, is giving a whole new meaning to the term ocean front property with its innovative design of “The Cliff House.” This home is designed with the intent of using a cliff for the foundation of a home hanging precariously over the water. Although not yet a reality, the renderings of the house detail four stories of living space, in addition to a fifth floor carport. “The design is a theoretical response to clients who have approached Modscape to explore design options for extreme parcels of coastal land in Australia,” Modscape’s website explains. Suspended over the water, the firm sees the house as an extension of the cliff and was “inspired by the way barnacles cling to the hull of a ship.”