Wave House was designed by architect Harry Gesner for old friends and fellow surfers Gerry and Glenn Cooper.
[1][2] The Wave House was designed in two parts, with the dramatic projecting beachfront living area surrounded by circular balconies, and a much plainer rectangular children's wing to the rear, against the hillside.
[5] Wave House was later owned in the 1970s by Rod Stewart, who commissioned Gesner to design railings for the initially rail-less balconies.
[6] The house was further altered with the installation of large concrete piers to support it, since the retreat of the beachfront left it more exposed to ocean waves.
[8] Ostin swapped the pebble roof for copper shingles, which have since taken on a natural patina that matches the coastal color palette.