Sagaponac House 34
Sagaponac, N.Y.
Selldorf Architects

Houses at Sagaponac, Inc.

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The architects' design for Sagaponac House 34 transforms a thickly overgrown plot into a distinct layered environment by intertwining exterior and interior spaces and volumes in its program. A series of exterior rooms surround the house—a formal lawn with a raised terrace and pool to the south, a sunken flower garden to the west, and an apple orchard across the front yard to the north.

The effort to unify the exterior and the interior is also demonstrated by the organization of the single-story wing around the courtyard. The courtyard is glazed on three sides to visually connect the foyer, kitchen, and living and dining rooms. The bedrooms and study are located in a two-story wing that opens onto the sunken flower garden. House and garden are perceived as a unified whole through careful proportioning of interior and exterior volumes and circulation.

The appearance of the exterior is meant to be taut and minimal. The simple timber frame and flat roof construction is sheathed with clear cedar siding. Large glass sliding doors and inward-opening French doors and casement windows provide sleek openings in the walls. Steel frames are used for their minimal and elegant details.

Formal name of building:
Sagaponac House 34

Location:
Sagaponac, N.Y.

Gross square footage:
3,300 sq. ft.

Architect:
Selldorf Architects
62 White Street
New York, NY 10013
www.selldorf.com

Principal: Annabelle Selldorf
Project Manager: Anne Nixon
Project Architect: Matt Schneph

Engineer
Robert Silman and Associates

General Contractors
Brown and O'Dwyer Contracting and Construction LLC