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| Lion’s Head | Bates Masi + Architects Posted: 27 Mar 2011 09:09 AM PDT
Designed by Bates Masi + Architects, the Lion’s Head house was designed to set on a narrow property atop a bluff overlooking Gardiner's Bay, this house replaces a vacation home shared by two brothers and their families for over 25 years before it was destroyed by fire. Since originally building on the site, new regulations have been established and the families have grown in size. The new structure responds to these needs while preserving and enhancing the casual summertime lifestyle long enjoyed by its owners.  Lion's Head, image courtesy Bates Masi + Architects The house is composed of two simple taut volumes clad in durable slate tiles and a weathering wood with naturally water-resistant tannins and oils. The public and private living areas are in the waterside volume, all with spectacular views and access to the beach.  Lion's Head, image courtesy Bates Masi + Architects Circulation, baths, and utilities are in the landward volume overlooking the pool. By offsetting the volumes vertically and horizontally, the surface area of the compact design increases, allowing for more windows to admit light and westerly breezes. This slippage also creates intimate outdoor spaces for bathing, entertaining, and dining.  Lion's Head, image courtesy Bates Masi + Architects Each volume is a deep frame, providing privacy from neighboring properties and leaving the east and west facades transparent for unobstructed views and seamless transitions between inside and outside. The frames are opened-up at their ends to create spaces that defy the conventional distinctions between indoors and outdoors. At the roof deck, portions of the ceiling and upper walls are omitted to create an "outdoor room" open to the sky and the view, yet more contiguous with the interior than a conventional deck or terrace.  Lion's Head, image courtesy Bates Masi + Architects The screened porch is similarly opened to the elements while remaining integrated with the sequence of interior rooms. The frames direct attention away from the house to the water views and surrounding landscape, further easing the boundaries between interior and exterior spaces. By carefully intertwining spaces and materials with the landscape, the design creates an environment that the family will continue to enjoy for many years to come.  Lion's Head - Site plan, drawing courtesy Bates Masi + Architects  Lion's Head - Ground level floor plan, drawing courtesy Bates Masi + Architects  Lion's Head - Upper level floor plan, drawing courtesy Bates Masi + Architects + Project credits / dataProject: Lion’s Head + All images and drawings courtesy Bates Masi + Architects                   |
| Noyack Creek | Bates Masi + Architects Posted: 27 Mar 2011 08:57 AM PDT
The client, a New York actor, sought a retreat for relaxation and casual entertaining on a restrictive narrow lot fronting the tidal estuary of Noyack Creek. The house became a study in architectural theatre: a series of spaces in a carefully scripted sequence that subtly reflect his professional life.  Noyack Creek, image courtesy Bates Masi + Architects  Noyack Creek, image courtesy Bates Masi + Architects The path begins at the front door where perforated privacy screens slide apart like a curtain, revealing the loft-like living and dining spaces. The direction of the deck boards that make up the flooring is altered to demarcate the path through the space, emerging seamlessly to an exterior waterside deck. A broad stair to the second level, parallel with an interior stair along a glazed wall, acts as tiered seating for entertaining and looking at the water view beyond.  Noyack Creek, image courtesy Bates Masi + Architects Beneath the stair, hidden backstage for maximum privacy, the guest room shares the water view through a nearly hidden sliding door. Guests emerge as if through a trap door.  Noyack Creek, image courtesy Bates Masi + Architects Continuing up the stair to the second floor, the final destination is the master suite and balcony. The master bedroom is connected to the bath by a bridge overlooking the public spaces below which are lit by the glazed stair wall. Lined with a guardrail of stainless steel cables recalling a fly loft and catwalk, the path culminates in the master bedroom with its wall of glazing overlooking the water.  Noyack Creek, image courtesy Bates Masi + Architects Windows throughout the house are carefully placed to provide the maximum daylight and water views while maintaining privacy from the nearby neighbors and street. The siding system is manipulated for varying degrees of privacy as well. Comprised of Skatelite, a natural resin panel typically used in skateboard ramps, the siding is water-jet cut with tight joints in areas demanding privacy and loosely spaced in other areas to admit light and air. The texture and color of the siding, in keeping with the budget of the house, reference a black box theatre. In the end, a house that could have been limited by its small site and budget was elevated by its conception as a stage for memorable experiences.  Noyack Creek - Site plan, drawing courtesy Bates Masi + Architects  Noyack Creek - Ground level floor plan, drawing courtesy Bates Masi + Architects  Noyack Creek - Upper level floor plan, drawing courtesy Bates Masi + Architects + Project credits / dataProject: Noyack Creek + All images and drawings courtesy Bates Masi + Architects                  |
| Pryor House | Bates Masi + Architects Posted: 27 Mar 2011 07:41 AM PDT
American architectural firm Bates Masi + Architects completed the Pryor house located in Montauk, NY. The house occupies a hill in Montauk with a distant view of ocean. A site that the owners, a couple with two young boys, spent years to find. It is the couple's reprieve from their home in the city, to share the outdoor lifestyle with their family and to remember their teenage years together in Montauk. The house design prompts the owners to interact with the surrounding environment, evoking experiences of camping.  Pryor, image courtesy Bates Masi + Architects  Pryor, image courtesy Bates Masi + Architects A departure from typical residential planning, the house is entered through multiple areas for different guests and occasions. Large glass doors slide open to the living, dining and kitchen area for a large gathering, a smaller scaled swing door for an occasional guest opens to the center hall with a view of the ocean, and a sequence of auxiliary spaces – beach equipment area, outdoor shower, sand and mudroom – create a seamless ritual from the daily activities for the family and friends.  Pryor, image courtesy Bates Masi + Architects  Pryor, image courtesy Bates Masi + Architects In all living areas and bedrooms, glass doors and insect screens slide in and out from pocket walls, transforming rooms to screened porches or spaces completely open to the landscape. The living area, a double height space with kitchen, dining and living area, has thirty-six feet wide glass doors that pocket into southern and northern walls. When open, the dining room becomes a picnic area and the living room fireplace becomes a campfire. Multiple layers of bronzed metal fabric at the clerestory windows in the living area fold and unfold to adjust sunlight for optimal brightness & temperature of the space. These operable architectural elements use the natural environment to create suitable living conditions.  Pryor, image courtesy Bates Masi + Architects The house is environmentally friendly in its overall construction and planning with such specifics as geo-thermal heating & cooling, shading & venting systems, solar panels, organic finishes and materials. Lending to the structure's sustainability, the house is assembled, rather than built, with prefabricated foundation, panel siding and efficient built-ins minimizes construction debris or toxins such as concrete foundation tar on the site. With the owner's initial premise of camping, the design and functionality of the house promotes a memorable experience for friends and family in the natural environment.  Pryor - Site plan, drawing courtesy Bates Masi + Architects  Pryor - Ground level floor plan, drawing courtesy Bates Masi + Architects  Pryor - Upper level floor plan, drawing courtesy Bates Masi + Architects + Project credits / dataProject: Pryor + About Bates Masi + Architects LLCBates Masi + Architects LLC, a LEED accredited firm with roots in New York City and eastern Long Island for over 45 years responds to each project with extensive research in related architectural fields, material, craft and environment for unique solutions as varied as the individuals or groups for whom they are designed. The focus is neither the size nor the type of project but the opportunity to enrich lives and enhance the environment. The attention to all elements of design has been a constant in the firm's philosophy. Projects include urban and suburban residences, schools, offices, hotels, restaurants, retail and furniture in the United States, Central America and the Caribbean. The firm has received 28 design awards since 2003 and has been featured in national and international publications including The New York Times, New York Magazine, Architectural Digest and Dwell. A gallery exhibition in May 2010 featured the firm's earlier work from 1960-70. Paul Masi received a Masters of Architecture from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University and worked with Richard Meier and Partners before joining this firm in 1998. Harry Bates received a Bachelor of Architecture from North Carolina State University. After ten years with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, he was in private practice in New York City for 17 years before moving the firm to eastern Long Island in 1980. + All images and drawings courtesy Bates Masi + Architects                      |
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