Project 04

AmagansettHouse

Location: The Hamptons
Type: Private Residence
Year: 2025
Size: 7,400 sq ft

Living room with linen sofas facing a covered porch, open to dune grass and the ocean beyond

A house low on its plot, a short walk from the dunes. The rooms are arranged so that wherever you stand, you can feel the weather and see the horizon.

The owners come for long summers and quiet winters. We designed a house that holds a crowd on August weekends and still feels warm for two in January, with outdoor rooms that work for most of the year.

Living room opening through wide glass doors to a covered porch and dune grass, with oak beams and linen sofas

Shingle

Local cedar, left unstained so it goes silver in two seasons. Each elevation uses a different coursing, so the house reads as several small buildings rather than one large one.

Curved plaster staircase with a carved oak handrail, light falling across the wall

Built forsalt and sun.

The stair

A curved plaster stair with a carved oak handrail climbs to the bedrooms. The plaster is left matt, so afternoon light grazes the wall instead of glaring off it.

Material samples of travertine, honed limestone, oak, boucle, and aged brass on a plaster table

Sitting room with a marble fireplace, cream sofa, oak coffee table, and built-in oak shelving

The winter room

Travertine, limestone, oak, bouclé, and brass, in the colours of the beach. They come together in the winter sitting room, with its marble fireplace, oak shelving, and a deep cream sofa.

Wide living room with linen sofas and oak beams, its glass wall open to the dunes

Quiet corners

Not every room faces the sea. A linen chair, oak shelves, and a stone side table make a reading corner for grey days, lit by one tall window.

Linen lounge chair beside oak shelving and a tall steel-framed window

Site section, to the dunes

Coastal light

Skies here are wide and the light is bright, so interiors stay pale and matt. Deep eaves and linen shades keep the glare out and the sea air in.