Sagaponac House 4
Sagaponac, N.Y.
Shigeru Ban Architects + Dean Maltz Architect

© Paul Gentry

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Four quadrants divide this house into public and private zones, each of which features an individual garden integrating the interior with the surrounding landscape. A system of modular furniture units provide the structural system of the house, which also provide spatial division and storage (closets, bookcases, cabinetry, lighting, and packaged HVAC units). The furniture is prefinished on the interior and exterior. If a furniture unit composes an exterior wall, sheathing is applied for waterproofing and insulation. Shigeru Ban's development of structural furniture began in 1983 and to date four furniture houses have been built in Japan and China. The remaining building systems include site-built floor slabs, roof, and curtain wall glazing. In total, the planning combines open interior and exterior spaces and inventive, simple building components proportioned to the human scale.

Formal name of building:
Sagaponac House 4

Location:
Sagaponac, N.Y.

Gross square footage:
3,800 sq. ft.

Architect:
Ban Building 5-2-4 Matsubara
Setagaya-Ku, Tokyo
Japan 15400
www.dnp.co.jp

Dean Maltz Architect
330 West 38th Street, Suite 811
New York, NY 10018
www.dma-ny.com

Principals: Shigeru Ban & Dean Maltz
Project Architect: Andrew Lefkowitz
Project Architect: Tamaki Terai
Model Photos: Paul Gentry

Engineer
Robert Silman and Associates

General Contractors
Brown and O'Dwyer Contracting and Construction LLC