Summer house in New York

The characteristic types of the "atrium", the "basilica", the "tower", the "cupola" are re-interpreted to fit into the Northeastern landscape and climate. The house is broken in several different volumes, each one expressing its programmatic function but also, its location in relation to the site and to the whole. The volumes that host a more public function obtain an "urban" character, while the family rooms acquire a more "rural" architectural vocabulary. The living spaces are developing around a main central axis that visually connects the public street to the private beach. At the intersection of the main axis with the secondary perpendicular ones, vertical connections are being developed: physical connections (stair hall) but also visual (skylights). Construction will be completed late 2005.

Editing : Economou Emmanouel, editorial manager. 

Project

Architectural design : SS.MM Architecture Urbanism Design Savvas Sarafidis, Melpi Maglivera
Structural design : Anthony Gennaro, P.E., P.C.
Mechanical design : Condon Engineering P.C.
Photographer : Anita Kan
Location : East Marion, Long Island, New York, USA

Lot area : 26,605 sq. feet
Building area : 6,647 sq. feet

Design date : 2002-2003
Construction date :2005-2008