Every house included in this volume reveals a unique dialogue with the landscape, whether it is designed to merge with its surroundings by integrating water into the home or conceived as a platform from which to appreciate the stunning views of a boundless bleu blanket of water. In each case the architects have paid special attention to the presence of water in order to achieve a balance between building and landscape and reunite mankind with mother nature. It is no wonder then that almost everyone dreams of having a house on the water. The presence of this element is therapeutic, soothing and inspiring. In the chaotic and complicated world we live in, water offers us a sense of purity and space with which we can cleanse our disoriented minds, and who wouldn't want to live next to it? The book offers a unique tour around the most stunning worldwide houses by the sea.