An Arts and Crafts-style beach house in Seaside built for plywood baron Thomas J. Autzen, whose family funded the University ...

Studio2 Architects created a new contemporary beach house project in New Zealand. In the kitchen, they collaborate with Fisher & Paykel in the Scandanavian-style space with textured-wood interiors.

He then decked out the interior with hardwood oak, a new kitchen and designer light fixtures. The project took nine months and cost $1 million, and Eisen thought he had built his forever home.

It was the homeowner’s idea to go with a retro vibe in the kitchen of her 1951 beach cottage on Plum Island. “She was inspired by the old-time spirit of the community,” says Erica Palm, a ...