Montauk Residence

Montauk, NY, United States

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Montauk Residence

Montauk, NY, United States

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Type

Residential › Private House

YEAR

2006

James Biber designed an oceanfront residence and accompanying guesthouse
on adjacent lots in Montauk, NY. The pair of houses frame and embrace a
capture large private outdoor space on the Atlantic. Each house has its
own identity, yet they share a vocabulary of materials and forms and
fully engage the dramatic natural setting. The main house is a
low slung single story composed of an open (steel and glass) wing and
an embracing (brick and wood) one. Composed of opposing L-shaped wings,
one in steel and glass and one in brick-clad concerete, a series of
extended public and private exterior spaces They are topped by a
writing studio and outdoor fireplaces. Built of the stone, terrazzo
flooring, glazed brick walls, teak, stainless steel and terracotta --
are robust and suitable. The house is transparent and open, literally
opens to the ouside with enormous sliding glass walls. Radiant heated
floors, geothermal wells, highly engineered glass and doors contribute
to the efficiency and comfort in all seasons. The construction is
extremely rugged yet remarkably transparent, featuring both sheltered
spaces and open-air pavilions to grab the sun, the views and the sounds
of the ocean.The guesthouse, by contrast, appears nearly
entirely airborne, barely touching the ground and hovering 75 feet
above the ocean. Its placement at the entry side of the site creates a
series of covered spaces and processional gateways to the main house
and participates in defining the large landscaped courtyard.The impact on the site is both enviromentally and visually minimalized.