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RX Architects completes Sussex house accessible only by beach

By 2022-01-17T07:00:00

Seabreeze

Design had to protect Camber Sands home from sand, salt and water

RX Architects has completed a property in Camber Sands that is one of just a handful in the region that can only be accessed by the beach, which made construction challenging.

The three-bedroom property is designed to be robust enough to cope with extreme weather conditions, such as high winds, as well as moving sand and salt air. It has no window ledges or gutters on which sand can collect, leading to potential damage.

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