North Oaks

North Haven, NY
4,520 sq ft
5 bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms
700 sq ft 2 Car Garage
Pottery Studio, Two Offices, 20’ x 50’ Gunite Pool
New Construction and Later Additions

This home was built for a growing family moving from a small, 1,200 sq ft factory house in historic Sag Harbor to the more rural North Haven.

They found a wooded two-acre lot that was used for cattle grazing in the 1800’s. Their vision was to design a house to be additive in nature, so over the years as new demands presented themselves, the house could grow organically. Both the husband and wife had their own businesses, so creative office spaces and areas for entertainment were desired.

Exterior & Grounds

The basic design was taking prominent gable roof forms and cladding the exterior into a vertical three part tier, base, column and capital. This technique helped to break the large mass into a smaller visual composition, which also was accomplished by selecting and richly detailing diverse exterior wood materials. We worked around all the existing beautiful large trees on the property moving one elm with two huge back loaders to the entrance parking area. Most large glass surfaces were angled to face South and West for passive solar gain.

Interior

The owners always have three to four residence dogs, so easy-maintenance 2’ X 2’ ceramic tile floors were used throughout. A finished cellar provides a billiards room and gym. An ample laundry room on each floor provides easy access for all family members.

Kitchen & Bath

The family liked to cook with invited “guest chefs” and entertain so a large open kitchen and dining was provided with a large central island that sits four, all opening up to the extensive stone patios beyond. A commercial grille with a very large exhaust stainless hood allows year round grilling.

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