Bates Masi + Architects
Modernism and mansion are two terms that would stand out amongst the small-scale conservative homes in this 19th century waterfront community in East Hampton, N.Y. So when Sag Harbor, N.Y.–based Bates Masi + Architects created a 7,400-square-foot home for a growing family, the team turned to a local typology for inspiration: the potato barn. The architects created a series of gabled volumes clad in Alaskan yellow shakes that house living and entertainment spaces on the ground floor, and family bedrooms on the second floor of the central volume. To minimize the scale of the house in the neighborhood, a false ground plane was created that brings the landscaping up from grade to the second-story windows, ensuring that the entire structure appears to be only a single story. “It integrates the landscape really well into the project all the way through,” juror Gregory Hoss said. Behind this false berm, the volumes open out onto a private lawn and pool where the true scale of the house is revealed. “This is one of those big luxury sprawling propositions that is just beautiful,” juror Josh Shelton said.
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Project Credits
Project Piersons Way, East Hampton, N.Y.
Architect Bates Masi + Architects, Sag Harbor, N.Y.—Paul Masi, AIA
General Contractor Men at Work Construction Corp.—Bill Costello
Landscape Architect Bates Masi + Architects
Interior Designer Damon Liss
Photography Michael Moran
Project Size 7,400 square feet
Construction Cost Withheld
Materials and Sources
Bathroom Cabinets Custom
Bathroom Fittings Boffi boffi.com; Calazzo calazzo.com; Kallista kallista.com
Bathroom Fixtures Kohler kohler.com; Toto USA totousa.com; Waterworks waterworks.com; Zuma Collection zumacollection.com
Cooktop Wolf subzero-wolf.com
Countertops Stone Source stonesource.com; Walker Zanger walkerzanger.com
Dishwasher Miele mieleusa.com
Doors Arcadia arcadiainc.com
Exterior Siding Alaskan yellow cedar, Cor-Ten steel
Flooring Valders Stone & Marble (limestone) valdersstone.com; Walker Zanger walkerzanger.com
Garage Doors Custom
Garbage Disposal InSinkErator insinkerator.com
Hardware Grant hettich.com; Rajack Hardware rajack.com; Rocky Mountain Hardware rockymountainhardware.com; Sun Valley Bronze sunvalleybronze.com
Kitchen Cabinets Custom
Kitchen Fittings Kallista kallista.com
Kitchen Fixtures Custom
Lighting Fixtures B-K Lighting bklighting.com; Delta Light deltalight.com; Edge edgelighting.com; Element by Tech Lighting element-lighting.com; Engineered Lighting Products elplighting.com; LaMar Lighting lamarlighting.com; RAB Lighting rabweb.com
Oven Wolf subzero-wolf.com
Paints and Finishes Benjamin Moore & Co. benjaminmoore.com
Refrigerator Sub-Zero subzero-wolf.com
Skylights Westhampton Glass & Metal westhamptonglass.com
Windows Arcadia arcadiainc.com; Westhampton Glass & Metal westhamptonglass.com
