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Modern Laguna Architecture & Design on the Coast 2155 Temple Hills Drive, Laguna Beach   Temple Hills, Laguna Beach  

An AIA-Honored House That Has Not Been Built Yet

 

Anders Lasater Architects designed it. The Design Review Board approved it. The lot it belongs to just came to market at $5,995,000.

  The Project  

The Sunset Duet & Sunrise Duet

At the 2025 AIA Orange County Design Awards, a Laguna Beach project took honors in the Unbuilt Category. The jury cited its quiet clarity, a sculptural stair, a floating upper volume, and a plan that answers its site instead of fighting it. The architect is Anders Lasater. The site is 2155 Temple Hills Drive.

Unbuilt awards are a particular kind of recognition. They reward the idea before the…

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Modern Laguna Laguna Beach Real Estate & Coastal Living
Aerial view of Laguna Sands oceanfront community on the sand in Laguna Beach, California
Laguna Sands

One of the Few Places in Laguna Beach You Can Actually Live on the Sand


Drive South Coast Highway between the Village and Aliso Beach and you pass a long stretch of buildings that face the water. Very few of them sit on it. The bluff does most of the work along this coast, which is why so much of Laguna’s oceanfront housing looks down at the beach from thirty or forty feet up rather than opening onto it.


Laguna Sands is one of the exceptions. The gated community sits directly on the sand next to the Surf & Sand Resort, and residents reach the beach without crossing a road or hunting for a public stairway. That single fact explains most of what makes the…

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Modern Laguna Contemporary Coastal Real Estate
1585 S Coast Highway Unit 47 Laguna Sands modern remodeled oceanfront condo Laguna Beach
Modern Oceanfront · Laguna Beach

Sand-Level Modern Living at Laguna Sands

A fully remodeled, direct oceanfront residence at 1585 S. Coast Highway #47

The most interesting properties in Laguna Beach right now aren't the ones with the biggest square footage. They're the ones where every surface was chosen with intention, every line drawn with purpose, and the architecture itself frames the ocean rather than competing with it.

1585 S. Coast Highway #47 belongs to that category. Inside Laguna Sands, a gated oceanfront community recently transformed by a multi-million-dollar renovation, this 2-bedroom residence has been completely remodeled to deliver a contemporary,…

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