THE GANSETT LANE residence
is located on a restrictive corner lot in Amagansett set among
beautiful mature plantings near Atlantic beach. To be submitted as a
LEED Silver candidate, this renovation and addition has been constructed
using green technology and passive solar design.Scope for the
renovation included gutting the house while keeping or reusing as many
elements and structure as possible. The existing, a crumbling, dark
1970s Sears and Roebucks kit house was built poorly but had modernist
bones. Final design transformed the home into an Asian inspired, light
filled modest sized refuge for a New York Art curator with a passion for
making art. After the town awarded an Artist's “declaration” to the
owner, an accessory loft studio was built.The palette of
materials consists of subtle natural tones, including stained cedar lap
siding, concrete forms, antiqued white oak, bluestone and rough hewn
hand split cedar. The house is crafted so that materials are used inside
and outside on a grid. Together with the sculptural landscaping, a
vanishing edge waterfall coy pond and the proposed architectural forms
have been designed to relate and contrast in material, color, and
texture, to form a rich experience of indoor and outdoor spaces.
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