The client commissioned hanrahanMeyers to design a 7,000 square foot
house on a wooded site. The house is a second home for this client whose
primary residence is a loft in lower Manhattan. The loft was featured
at the Un-Private House show at MoMA, and which traveled
internationally. The house program includes a master bedroom suite in a
separate pavilion; an entrance pavilion with two guest bedrooms and
media room; and a third pavilion with living room, dining, and kitchen.
Two stone walls are the main elements of the house, defining and
separating the master bedroom suite from the entry area and marking the
edge to the public spaces: living, dining, and kitchen. South of the
house is a pool and a pool house.
The house was designed to be part of its site, incorporating
wood, stone, and water to create a quiet and restful retreat from New
York City.