A beach house is a house on or near a beach, generally used as vacations house for people who travel to the house on weekends or during vacation periods. A beach house is seen in some areas as a status symbol, for example many of Melbourne's wealthiest residents own beach houses in Port Sea, a coastal suburb in Victoria, Australia, including billionaire Lindsay Fox.The word "beach house" also refers to any real estate that is close to the beach. In the Scandinavian countries there is a long tradition of building summer houses. In Britain, Denmark and other North European countries a beach house can be a day house, usually beside a sandy bay in a seaside resort, designed for protection from inclement weather.Beach houses are often associated with beach gardens which a particular nature, special planting and a particular type of free time use. One of the most famed twentieth century beach gardens was complete by Derek Jar man at Dungeness. It celebrated local materials, native plants and the directness of the site. Other beach gardens have tried to create an out-of-the-way microclimate. Swimming pools are popular in beach gardens.
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