Sagaponac House 7
Sagaponac, N.Y.
Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects

Houses at Sagaponac, Inc.

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Sited in the center of a densely wooded, 1.3-acre lot, this one-story house offers a secluded retreat where building and landscape come together in tranquil relationship. The house is composed of a living room/dining area with flanking bedroom suites, and a studio with adjacent service spaces. Both areas adjoin a garden court featuring a screened porch and sheltered walkway joining the two areas.

The fully glazed end walls of the living room/dining area provide abundant daylight. Along one side of the space, glass-walled galleries flank a central fireplace that opens to a broad veranda overlooking a lawn and swimming pool that nestles in the woods. Along the opposite side, kitchen and library alcoves feature a large square window, located directly across from the fireplace, with a view into the garden court. Thus, the living/dining area mitigates between the two realms, inviting its occupants to enjoy both the social realm of the lawn and swimming pool and the contemplative realm of the garden.

The clerestory-lit studio, in contrast, belongs to the realm of contemplation. The large cubic volume encloses a spacious workroom designed for an artist, writer, or composer. It encroaches boldly on the garden court, interrupting its circular berm and ring of flowering trees. Walls and ceiling of the wood-framed house are surfaced with tongue-and-groove cedar boards, and windows, door frames, floors and decks are composed of teak throughout the house.

Formal name of building:
Sagaponac House 7

Location:
Sagaponac, N.Y.

Gross square footage:
3,600 sq. ft.

Architect:
Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects LLP
88 Pine Street
New York, NY 10005
www.pcf-p.com

Principal: Henry Cobb
Associate: David Bae
Project Intern: Anca Vasiliu

Engineer
Robert Silman and Associates

General Contractors
Brown and O'Dwyer Contracting and Construction LLC