{"id":465,"date":"2026-09-30T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dummy.xtemos.com\/woodmart2\/elementor\/?p=465"},"modified":"2026-09-30T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T09:00:00","slug":"designing-coastal-home-wind-salt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/designing-coastal-home-wind-salt\/","title":{"rendered":"Designing a coastal home for wind and salt air"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"465\" class=\"elementor elementor-465\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-9713703 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9713703\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a74cd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"4a74cd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Living near the sea in the Overberg brings wide views and fresh air, but it also brings strong south-easters, winter storms and salt that eats into metal. A coastal home needs to be designed with these conditions in mind from the first sketch. Orientation, sheltered outdoor spaces and well-chosen materials make the difference between a house that weathers well and one that struggles.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-302a177 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"302a177\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/post-example-1-image-1.jpg\"data-width=\"1000\" data-height=\"478\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/post-example-1-image-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28dddf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"28dddf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>We often plan a protected courtyard or terrace on the leeward side so you can sit outside when the wind picks up. Window and door frames, fixings and balustrades are specified for marine exposure, and roof details are designed to handle driving rain. These choices cost a little more at first but reduce maintenance for years.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hermanus weather is beautiful but harsh on buildings, so coastal homes need careful planning from day one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":152,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[74,85],"class_list":["post-465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-coastal-homes","tag-guides","tag-materials"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=465"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35558,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465\/revisions\/35558"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}