This spectacular modern beach house was designed for a young family by Bates Masi + Architects, located on a 2.2-acre property in Amagansett, New York. The region is an early English and Dutch settlement on the East End of Long Island. The dwelling draws from the history of the land that it stands on. The […]
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Courtyard house on the rugged coast
The Martin-Lancaster house is a 3000 square foot courtyard house, situated on the rugged Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. Designed by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects the home consists of four primary components: (1) a gabled garage/guest house, (2) a gabled social pavilion, (3) a north-facing service bar, and (4) an arrival court between. The arrival […]
Real life renovation creates amazing results
This beautiful contemporary residence in Iowa City was built in 1941 and subsequently expanded several times over the decades, was a complex mass housing a maze of rooms with no overall sense of organization. The home had one compelling feature, a large site in an established neighborhood surrounded by mature trees. The desire to liberate […]