Vlore, Albania is a city with unique climatic, seasonal, and economical challenges that change based on winter and summer conditions. The Sands of Time is a proposal for an ecological housing project that addresses these various temporal experiences. The houses are located on an ecologically sensitive beach that is highly susceptible to rapid erosion from western winds and northern tidal drift as well as extreme runoff from the city. The current situation displaces the beach to a more northern location in Vlore. The proposal exists to create “sand dune housing” that will trap the sand on the beach for later disbursement. The project over time will restore the beach from rapid erosion. The project also wishes to optimize interstitial space within the units in order to foster a temporal relationship between permanent inhabitants and momentary visitors. The guests expedite temporary markets during the summer months when the city is thriving with vacationers. During the day, visitors sell goods from a thickened threshold at the front of some units. At night, the visitors unexpectedly occupy the same space to sleep. The project with success, will be buried by sand and will become a relic over time.