Stone Houses by Leroy Street Studio
Leroy Street Studio designed two “Stone Houses” for a mother and daughter on a property in
Long Island, New York.
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Description from the designers:
This weekend retreat sits on a flat, open 12 acre site in eastern Long Island. The clients, a mother and daughter, requested a low-maintenance residence that incorporated Westchester granite and great expanses of glass to take in views of the property. LSS introduced dry-stack stone walls to unify exterior and interior spaces and to knit the compound together. The walls, linked by water features, provide a unifying texture and distinguish the private, southern-oriented arrival side of the buildings from the northern-facing curtain walls.
The mothers’ house is split into public and private wings by a gallery overlooking a sculpture court. The public wing is a singular volume subdivided by wrapping roofs: the lower roof creates an intimate dining area and screened porch, and the upper one defines the entry vestibule and living room.
The daughter’s house is composed of perpendicular roof planes which over-sail the stone walls; and a taught box of oak glu-lam portal frames wrapped in a continuous skin of louvers.The two buildings together create an abstract composition of planar materials which redefine the property as a series of internal and external courtyards spaces for the family.
Visit the Leroy Street Studio website – here.
Photography by Paul Warchol and Charles Mayer
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Justin on 06 Apr 2012 at 2:47 pm #
Very nice
Peter van der Veer on 06 Apr 2012 at 9:01 pm #
Shot 10 shows well considered harmony and orchestration of lines shapes and spaces.
But the round stainless supports; their material, shape, size, placement proportions and resulting spaces they make is one small detail that causes major dis-chord.
Robert on 06 Apr 2012 at 9:23 pm #
Stunning. One of the most original programs I’ve seen featured on the site recently. Lots of great mystery with the materials and the ways the houses are oriented toward each and toward the views.
Maarit on 07 Apr 2012 at 1:02 am #
Beautiful and harmonius, maybe even too harmonius when considering some of the interior choices but it might be intentional as these are weekend houses for relaxation. Anyway the materials and their dialogue with the nature around is perfect, except for the stainless steel columns which look out of place (totally agree with Peter).
Peter Sakkis on 07 Apr 2012 at 9:28 am #
Exquisite stonework! Star of the show.
Popcorn on 08 Apr 2012 at 8:09 am #
I love every detail of the house, even the trees outside, wanna live here ^^