Our Work in New Smyrna Beach
Our Japandi Dream Home in New Smyrna Beach is one of the projects we are best known for — a custom build that pairs Japanese restraint with Scandinavian warmth, set into the natural Florida landscape rather than cleared away from it. Aerial views of the finished house appear across our own site because it captures what we are trying to do in this market: architecture that is quiet, deliberate and unmistakably of this place.
Inside, the same logic carries through — a modern kitchen built around natural light, an open plan that flows to the outdoors, and finishes chosen for longevity in a humid coastal climate. Our partner Aquascapes Pools & Spas designed the exterior environment as a genuine extension of the house rather than an amenity bolted onto the back of it.
What Coastal Building Requires Here
New Smyrna Beach splits across two very different building environments, and the address determines almost everything.
Beachside — the peninsula
Between the Indian River and the Atlantic, you are working with barrier island conditions: FEMA AE and VE flood zones, an established Coastal Construction Control Line with Florida DEP jurisdiction for parcels seaward of it, coastal design wind speeds around 130 mph, and a wind-borne debris region within a mile of the coast that makes impact-rated glazing or approved opening protection a code requirement. Add constant salt exposure and the specification standard rises across every fastener, connector and mechanical unit on the job.
Mainland — Canal Street, Turnbull Bay and the riverfront
West of the river the flood and wind picture eases, but the constraints shift rather than disappear: historic district context around Canal Street, mature tree canopy worth designing around, and riverfront parcels with their own elevation and drainage questions. On the mainland the design conversation is usually about fitting into an established streetscape without producing a house that looks like a copy of its neighbors.
