Site size: 3 acres

Project size: 900 sq. ft.

Program: A new one-bedroom house serves as an alternative residence for the architect/owner.

Location: A lush and wooded lot abuts the famed Old Albany Post Road'itself listed as an historic site'and a natural preserve.

Solution: The shed-roof house, familiar to the regional vernacular, has a main level based on a quadripartite plan. The three main spaces'living area, dining room, and kitchen'wrap around a fourth quadrant, an open deck. The bedroom and bathroom occupy a second floor mezzanine, and spaces at the rear open to the outdoors through large, retractable windows.

Construction and materials: Salvaged Douglas fir walls, cedar roof shingles, ipe wood decking and blue stone paving give the house a simple, natural look that easily fits in with its surroundings.

Designer:
Sharon Davis Design
31 Perry Street
New York, NY 10014
TEL: (212) 255 8025
http://sharondavisdesign.com

People

Owner: Sharon Davis

Designer:
Sharon Davis Design
31 Perry Street,
New York, NY
10014
(P) (212) 255 8025

Personnel in architect's firm who should receive special credit:
Project Architect: Jeff Wandersman R.A.

Design Team: Tyler Survant, Damen Hamilton, Sam Keller, Ashley Gange

Engineers:
Structural: 
Mike Carr PE
http://carr-eng.com/

MEP:
Plus Group PLLC:
http://www.plusgrpce.com/

Civil:
Badey & Watson
http://www.badey-watson.com/

Consultant(s):
Landscape Architect
Nelson, Byrd, Woltz Landscape Architects
200 Park Avenue South
New York, NY
http://www.nbwla.com/

General contractor:
Richard Shea Construction
http://www.richardsheaconstruction.com/

Photographer(s):
Elizabeth Felicella
studio@elizabethfelicella.com

  

Products

Structural system
Concrete, Steel frames, Glass

Combination wood and steel frame

Exterior cladding
Masonry: Other exterior walls are local dry laid stone walls, stone veneer walls, and board-formed concrete walls

Metal Panels: Corten steel (for landscape area)

Rainscreen: The house uses a rainscreen system. The exterior cladding is salvaged Douglas fir. Waterproofing by Vaproshield.

Precast concrete: Board-formed cast-in place concrete foundation walls

Wood: Salvaged Douglas fir (from http://www.hudson-co.com/), Ipe wood decking, Mahogany railings

Moisture barrier: Vaproshield

Roofing
Tile/shingles: Cedar Shingles

Windows
Wood frame: All other windows are mahogany wood windows made by Lepage

Metal frame: Large sliders and Windows at rear are aluminum made by Schuco

Doors
Entrances:The two exterior doors are custom doors fabricated by Kevin Brown. 

Sliding doors: Glass sliding doors by Schuco

Hardware
Locksets: Rocky Mountain Hardware

Interior finishes
Cabinetwork and custom woodwork: There is custom millwork throughout.  Kitchen cabinetry uses painted glass fronts completed by Kevin Brown Designs http://www.manta.com/c/mmyz046/kevin-brown-designs-inc. Concrete floors and island by get real surfaces.  Other built-in millwork uses salvaged oak and richlite, done by Kevin Brown

Floor and wall tile: Local blue stone for bathroom walls and floors.   Also used for exterior stairs and paths

Furnishings
Other furniture:
Glass (coffee table,) Designed by Sharon Davis Designs
Glassolutions
212 South William Street
Newburgh, NY 12550
http://www.glassolutions.com/

Woodwork (custom dining table) Designed by Sharon Davis Design
Jay Brennan Fine Woodworking
11 Peekskill Road
Cold Spring, NY 10516
http://www.jaybrennan.com/index.htm

Energy
Energy management or building automation system: House uses geothermal for heating/cooling

Add any additional building components or special equipment that made a significant contribution to this project:
•   Haiku Ceiling Fans
•   Montigo L-Series Single Sided Fireplace
•   Local blue stone for bathroom walls and floors
•   Cast concrete for kitchen floors and countertops by Get Real Surfaces
•   Back-painted glass for kitchen cabinet fronts by Kevin Brown Designs
•   Blackened metal for stair and railing (created by Official LLC http://officialllc.net/)
•   Shuco: Aluminum sliding windows and doors
•   Lepage Millwork:  Mahoganry windows
•   Bathroom counters and millwork wrapping:  ¼” Richlite, Black Diamond color:  http://www.richlite.com/northwest/
•   Flooring:  Bespoke Walnut Ashland from LV Wood
http://www.lvwood.com/wood/bespoke-walnut-ashland/
•   Wood millwork:  reclaimed hit or miss oak, from LV Wood http://www.lvwood.com/wood/reclaimed-hit-or-miss-oak/