House on Fire Island : By Studio27 Architecture

Fire Island Pines, NY, United States
Studio27 Architecture
Post By:Kitticoon Poopong

Photo © Courtesy of Judy Davis

This is a summer beach house in the resort community of the Pines on Fire Island New York.   The typology of the homes in the Pines is recognizable to anyone who has visited an East Coast Shoreline resort town.  It is a builder- driven typology reflecting the pragmatism of the inhabitants of these coastal communities.  Almost always the “good sense” pragmatism that allows these homes to be built affordably overtakes the inherent
liveliness and natural spirit of the place and creates structures that are a bit dull.  This project inserts some of the “spirit of the shore” into this “Yankee thriftiness” residential typology.  Common detail and material remain, but the volume of the house is expressed as a skin, rather than as a box-like container. The skin keeps the heat in. Over time, the skin of woven cedar boards will assume the same patina as neighboring houses. Large windows are introduced to reveal a luxurious light interior.

Photo © Courtesy of Judy Davis

Photo © Courtesy of Judy Davis

Photo © Courtesy of Judy Davis

The organization of the plan creates a direct link between the occupation of the different spaces during the day and the sun’s path. Program adjacencies were carefully studied before identifying the swimming pool as the center of social interaction. Interior rooms and exterior spaces were arranged to track the path of the summer sun, connecting it to the rhythm of daily life: breakfast by the pool; cocktails and socializing on the front terrace; and evening dinners in the west light. Sleeping rooms form the backstage of the house.

Photo © Courtesy of Judy Davis

Photo © Courtesy of Judy Davis

Photo © Courtesy of Judy Davis

Photo © Courtesy of Judy Davis

Photo © Courtesy of Judy Davis

Photo © Courtesy of Judy Davis

Photo © Courtesy of Judy Davis

Photo © Courtesy of Judy Davis

location--drawing Courtesy of Studio27 Architecture

site plan--drawing Courtesy of Studio27 Architecture

ground floor plan+second floor plan--drawing Courtesy of Studio27 Architecture

exploded aso--drawing Courtesy of Studio27 Architecture

south elevation--drawing Courtesy of Studio27 Architecture

sketchs 01--drawing Courtesy of Studio27 Architecture

sketch 02--drawing Courtesy of Studio27 Architecture

Bathroom Equipment: Kohler, Duravit, Vero, Hansgrohe
Bathroom plumbing fittings: Watertile by Kohler
Starck 2 by Duravit
Lavatory by Vero
Bathroom plumbing fittings by Kohler
Bathroom plumbing fittings: Axor by Hansgrohe
Construction materials, Semi-finished materials: Caesarstone
Countertops: Concrete by Caesarstone
Floor: Globe, Ann Sacks 
Stones 1 by Globe
Luxor Gray by Ann Sacks
Heating and Ventilation: Gavin Scott 
Fireplace: Vision by Gavin Scott
Joinery: Andersen 
Wondows by Andersen
Entry doors by Andersen
Kitchen Equipment: General Electrics, Fisher & Paykel, Cascade Faucets
Range: Monogram by General Electrics
Dishwasher by Fisher & Paykel
Tower Tech by Cascade Faucets
Refrigerator: Monogram by General Electrics
Oven: Monogram by General Electrics
Lighting, Heating, Home/building automation: Delta, Artemide, Wandleuchte, Cirius, Contrast, Meltemi, Wever Ducre
Lighting fixtures by Delta
Lighting fixtures by Artemide
Lighting fixtures by Wandleuchte
Lighting fixtures by Cirius
Lighting fixtures by Contrast
Lighting fixtures by Meltemi
Lighting fixtures by Wever Ducre
Walls: Sherwin Williams
via:archdaily/contemporist