Sagaponac Residence / Lot 30
Long Island, N.Y.
Kanner Architects

This rectilinear form quietly mirrors the woods around it

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The house to be built at Sagaponac Lot 30 is one of 34 homes commissioned by New York’s developer Coco Brown to occupy a unique subdivision in the Hamptons of Eastern Long Island. Brown’s goal is to create an "anti-tract" where each house is a unique expression of an individual’s vision. Brown asked his friend Richard Meier to assist in selecting architects that ranged in age, accomplishment, and design philosophy to plan one house each. A second goal was to create a subdivision of comfortable mid-sized homes at a reasonable budget. Lot 30 is a 3.3-acre site, long and lean in shape.

The architect raised the house onto a two-foot high wooden plinth to reach up for the sunlight through the dense forest. Budget dictated a simple parti—a twenty-foot-wide, double-rectangle plan-form connected by a thin glass hall surrounding a central courtyard. The narrow width of the rectangular volumes economizes on structural costs due to repetition of beam and joist sizes while gaining openness and view along both longitudinal elevations.

The two-story mass is wrapped in a reddish-orange stained cedar frame that pays homage to the spectacular fall color of New England. Within this frame, the lower floor predominantly houses the "public" spaces. The second floor has three bedrooms, each with a wide balcony. The project is intended to be minimalist—a mirror of the forest it sits within—a reflection of nature.

Formal name of building:
Sagaponac Residence / Lot 30

Location:
Long Island, N.Y.

Gross Square Footage:
3,800 sq. ft.

Total Construction Cost:
$800,000

Owner:
The Brown Companies

Architect:
Kanner Architects
10924 Le Conte Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90024
T: 310-208-0028
F: 310-208-5756

Project Team:
Stephen H. Kanner, FAIA - Principal in charge of design
David Ellien - Project Designer
Alex Dunn - Project Architect

Engineer:
Structural –
Chris Cobb
Robert Silman Associates, P.C.

Mechanical –
Richard Mares
The Sullivan Partnership

Renderer(s):
David Ellien, Kanner Architects

CAD system, project management, or other software used:
AcadR14, FormZ www.formz.com , Photoshop www.adobe.com