LEO’S LANE RESIDENCE
Southampton Town and Village, NY
This residence replaces a previous house on the property owned by the clients. While the couple and their three daughters lived there happily for many years, the girls were now grown and starting families of their own. The clients anticipated needing more space and were eager to engage in the design of a new house.
Because the property is in a neighborhood of traditional style homes, designing an overtly modern house seemed an unlikely option. A large structure could overpower the modest lot. These factors, along with desire for abundant natural light, drove us to create an L-shaped scheme that makes the property appear much larger, assures a comfortable scale, and affords all rooms access to light and views.
Services
Architectural Design
Interior Design
Size
5,800 SF, Two-story new construction
800 SF, Covered outdoor porches and decks
500 SF, New garage
7,100 SF, Total Project Area (Approx.)
DESIGNED FOR A FAMILY’S LIFESTYLE
For the husband, an internationally renowned author, we designed a discrete writing studio that is attached to the main house, but feels like an aerie, with its own entry. The wife, a physician, occupies an office at the opposite end of the house. The room configuration yields a living arrangement that is generous and pleasant when the guest wing is filled by the daughters and their families, yet comfortable when only their parents are in residence.
MODERN FARMHOUSE
The shape of home’s exterior is a play on symmetry and informality. The composition of gables and wrap-around porches reduces the scale to a human level, and the L-shaped plan creates a natural rear courtyard, giving form to the pool area, the only remnant from the original house.
While the exterior finishes suggest a modern farmhouse, the massing and layout show attention to a much more nuanced and specific set of spatial qualities and articulation. The house offers a crisp and orderly face to the street, fitting in with neighboring properties, yet has an interior flow which is acutely attuned to a more relaxed and informal lifestyle within.
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