Montauk Residence Guest House

Montauk, NY, United States

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Montauk Residence Guest House

Montauk, NY, United States

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Type

Residential › Private House

YEAR

2006

SIZE

1000 sqft - 3000 sqft

Biber Architects 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.