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The Beach House is the home of Steven Universe and serves as the entrance to the Crystal Temple. It was partially destroyed by the parts of Blue Diamond's ship as of "Reunited", but (at least its exterior) was seen under construction in "Escapism" and being repaired later in the episode, "Change Your Mind". In Steven Universe: The Movie, the house has not only been repaired but expanded.

About

As seen in the extended theme song, Greg Universe, with the help of the Crystal Gems, built the Beach House over the entrance of the Crystal Temple so Steven could live with the Gems. While Steven stays in the Beach House, the Crystal Gems have their own rooms within the Temple, accessible via the Temple Gate.

The original house was a modest-sized dwelling with one large interior room and an upper level. The upper level served as Steven's bedroom while the main interior contained a lounge with a fireplace and a kitchen/bar. The door to the bathroom was located on the back left, past the fireplace, while the bathroom itself was built directly below the upper level. Outside was a balcony/deck with further seating and an umbrella. Hanging inside, a picture of Rose Quartz was above the door. The far side of the house's interior opened into the foyer of the Crystal Temple. Just outside the Temple Gate was a Warp Pad. This version of the house was partially destroyed in "Reunited".

Soon after Steven left to visit the Gem Homeworld, Bismuth and Greg started repairing the house as seen in "Escapism". Two years later in Steven Universe: The Movie, the beach house has not only been repaired, but greatly expanded. Steven's old bedroom was removed and the house was given a second floor with a new, larger bedroom for Steven. Just outside Steven's bedroom is a new, higher balcony directly connecting to the outdoor walkway leading to a new separate nearby structure: A crystal-domed conservatory containing a second, galaxy-capable Warp Pad and Steven's own Diamond control panel similar to the one in Pink Diamond's Moon Base. The conservatory also functions as a sunroom and greenhouse, containing multiple potted rose and hibiscus bushes, gardening tools, a bench, a bean bag chair, and a bed for Lion. Rose's picture now hanging on the wall of the stairway. There is a flagpole out front with two flags, which represent Earth and Homeworld respectively, as a sign of peace between the two worlds. Both flags have a black fringe. The Earth flag has a background with three shades of blue representing space, an orange hexagram with a yellow circle in the center representing the sun and a small turquoise circle in the hexagram's upper right corner representing Earth. The Homeworld flag has a dark blue background representing space, a saltire with white, blue, pink and yellow arms representing the Diamonds and two pink and white semicircles representing Homeworld.

Trivia

Steven was missing a baby tooth in the extended intro, which usually begins when children are five to seven years old. The house was in the process of being constructed at that time.
The house was temporarily home to a restaurant known as "Steven's" as shown in the episode "Restaurant Wars" where the business both opened and closed.
The design of the exterior has changed slightly from episode to episode: the door frame changes from red to white, the railings change their placement, and the number of steps in the exterior staircase varies from about 10 to 15 depending on the episode. The direction and side the door open also changes between episodes.
In the opening scenes of "Legs From Here to Homeworld", the Beach House is still partially destroyed as depicted in "Reunited". Later in that episode, as Pink Diamond's ship takes off from the beach, the house is shown intact in the background. Since "Escapism" shows the house still being repaired, this is presumably a continuity error.
The heat source is a classic 1960s Malm fireplace, consistent with the house's open-plan midcentury design.
Much of the design provides environmentally-friendly passive cooling: the platform, the clerestory roof, the large, well-situated windows and the lack of walls. The house is excellently suited for a warm beach.
Instead of load-bearing walls or posts, the roof is supported by crossbeams, leaving the floorspace completely open.
The Earth flag resembles James W. Cradle's Flag of Earth.

Gallery

v • e Locations
Beach City	Businesses: Aqua-Mexican • Beach City Funland (Funland Arcade • Wiener in Hand/Hot Dogs) • Beach Citywalk Fries • Beach City Woods • Big Donut • Buddwick Public Library • Classic Thyme • Crab Shack • Danny's • Fish Stew Pizza • It's a Wash • Mini-Golf Course • Spacetries • Suitcase Sam's • T-Shirt Shop • U-Stor Residences: The Barn • Barriga Residence • Crystal Temple (Beach House) • Miller Residence • Onion's House Other: Abandoned Warehouse • Beach City Pier • Beach City Stage • Beach City Woods • Brooding Hill • Dead Man's Mouth • Lighthouse • Mayor's Office • Underwater Sword • Water Tower
Crystal Temple and the Beach House	Amethyst's Chamber • Amethyst's Room • Burning Room • Crystal Heart • Garnet's Chamber • Pearl's Chamber • Pearl's Room • Rose's Room • Steven's Bathroom • Steven's Conservatory • Steven's Room • Sardonyx's Room
Earth Locations	Canada • Delmarva (Charm City • Ocean Town • Wilmington) • Dhawar • Empire State (Empire City (Le Hotel)) • Ghana • Jersey • Kansas (University of Jayhawk) • Keystone (Keystone Motel • The Best Diner in the World) • Korea • West Keystone (Showne) Other: Cram School • Cool Ranch • Hospital • Maheswaran Residence • Space Camp • Starlight Roller Rink
Space Locations	Earth • Gem Homeworld • Jungle Moon • Klavius 7 • Pink Diamond's Zoo • Upsilon 9 • Unknown Ocean planet • Unknown Resort Planet • Unknown City planet • Unknown Jungle Planet
Gem Locations	Earth: Ancient Gem Colony Ship • Ancient Sky Arena • Beta Kindergarten • Cloud Arena • Communication Hub • Desert (Rose's Landfill) • Flower Meadow • Forge • Galaxy Warp • Gem Battlefield • Geode • Great North • Ice Cavern • Kindergartens (Beta • Prime) • Little Homeworld • Lunar Sea Spire • Mask Island • Pearl's Arena • Pearl's Tree • Prime Kindergarten (Prime Kindergarten Control Room) • Pyramid Temple • Rose's Fountain • Rose's Secret Armory • Sand Fortress • Sea Shrine • Sky Spire Earth's Moon: Earth Moon Base Jungle Moon: Jungle Moon Base Gem Homeworld: Blue Diamond's Onsen • Kindergarten • Pink Diamond's Palace • Prison Tower • Throne Room • Yellow Diamond's Extraction Chamber • Yellow Diamond's Bubble Room Colonies: Klavius 7 • Pink Diamond's Garden • Pink Diamond's Zoo • Unknown Ocean planet (The Reef) • Unknown Resort Planet • Unknown City planet • Upsilon 9 • Unknown Jungle Planet Other: Garnet's Realm • Malachite's Realm • Pearl's Dimension • Pink Dimension • Warp Space
Attack the Light Locations	Beach City (Beach House • Crystal Temple) • the Desert • Indigo Cave • Red Temple • Strawberry Battlefield • Sunken Lunar Sea Spire
Save the Light Locations	Ancient Sky Arena • Astral Plane • the Barn • Beach City (Beach City Woods • Beach House • Crystal Temple) • the Forge • Gem Battlefield • the Great North • Hessonite's Warship • Secret Temple of Secrets
The Phantom Fable Locations	Abandoned Ward • Arcane Acropolis • the Barn • Beach City (Beach City Woods) • Buried Bastion • Delta Kindergarten • Forgotten Forest • Library 9
Unleash the Light Locations	Crystal System Colony 215 (Kindergarten) • Demantoid's World • Pyrope's World (Blue 4) (Palace of Light) • Yellow 4
Comic Locations	Antarctic Harmony Core Temple • Canary Cove • Clock Tower • Empire City Wildlife Rehabilitation Center • Harmony Core Temple • Moors of Marcoon • Universe Family Camping Ground • Temple of the Frozen Fragment and Scorching Shard

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-Soon after Steven left to visit the [[Gem Homeworld]], [[Bismuth]] and Greg started repairing the house as seen in "[[Escapism (episode)|Escapism]]". Two years later in ''[[Steven Universe: The Movie]],'' the beach house has not only been repaired, but greatly expanded. Steven's old bedroom was removed and the house was given a second floor with a new, larger bedroom for Steven. Just outside Steven's bedroom is a new, higher balcony directly connecting to the outdoor walkway leading to a new separate nearby structure: A crystal-domed [[Steven's Conservatory|conservatory]] containing a second, galaxy-capable Warp Pad and Steven's own [[Great Diamond Authority|Diamond]] control panel similar to the one in [[Pink Diamond]]'s [[Moon Base]]. The conservatory also functions as a [[wikipedia:sunroom|sunroom]] and [[wikipedia:greenhouse|greenhouse]], containing multiple potted [[wikipedia:rose|rose]] and [[wikipedia:hibiscus|hibiscus]] bushes, gardening tools, a bench, a bean bag chair, and a bed for [[Lion]]. Rose's picture now hanging on the wall of the stairway. There is a flagpole out front with two flags, which represent Earth and Homeworld respectively, as a sign of peace between the two worlds. Both flags have a black fringe. The Earth flag has a background with three shades of blue representing space, an orange hexagram with a yellow circle in the center representing the sun and a small green-blue circle in the hexagram's upper right corner representing Earth. The Homeworld flag has a dark blue background representing space, a saltire with white, blue, pink and yellow arms representing the Diamonds and two pink and white semicircles representing Homeworld.
+Soon after Steven left to visit the [[Gem Homeworld]], [[Bismuth]] and Greg started repairing the house as seen in "[[Escapism (episode)|Escapism]]". Two years later in ''[[Steven Universe: The Movie]],'' the beach house has not only been repaired, but greatly expanded. Steven's old bedroom was removed and the house was given a second floor with a new, larger bedroom for Steven. Just outside Steven's bedroom is a new, higher balcony directly connecting to the outdoor walkway leading to a new separate nearby structure: A crystal-domed [[Steven's Conservatory|conservatory]] containing a second, galaxy-capable Warp Pad and Steven's own [[Great Diamond Authority|Diamond]] control panel similar to the one in [[Pink Diamond]]'s [[Moon Base]]. The conservatory also functions as a [[wikipedia:sunroom|sunroom]] and [[wikipedia:greenhouse|greenhouse]], containing multiple potted [[wikipedia:rose|rose]] and [[wikipedia:hibiscus|hibiscus]] bushes, gardening tools, a bench, a bean bag chair, and a bed for [[Lion]]. Rose's picture now hanging on the wall of the stairway. There is a flagpole out front with two flags, which represent Earth and Homeworld respectively, as a sign of peace between the two worlds. Both flags have a black fringe. The Earth flag has a background with three shades of blue representing space, an orange hexagram with a yellow circle in the center representing the sun and a small turquoise circle in the hexagram's upper right corner representing Earth. The Homeworld flag has a dark blue background representing space, a saltire with white, blue, pink and yellow arms representing the Diamonds and two pink and white semicircles representing Homeworld.
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