We swapped the kitchen and the bathrooms, so it now takes the morning light and the view east along the waterfront, while the living room keeps the west, its three-metre ceilings and the long evening sunsets. The bedrooms are painted to their light: warm in the east-facing room to hold the morning, cooler to the west and through the living room. The new kitchen is built from plywood joinery with a stainless steel counter, and orange handles that pick up the bright orange of the Lido sign framed in the window. We replaced the sash windows throughout, making the rooms airtight and warmer against the coastal winds. Its owner now lives across three former houses without ever feeling the joins, in rooms set by the sun and the sea.