Located in Amagasett, New York, USA. This contemporary house have winding entrance with sharp form,towering chimney stalk from thin concrete panels, with the roof consists of boards, this house is like a traditional house on eastern long island. Entering the house with view modern swimming pool and the beautiful garden, with the warm view and green forests, provide the owner comfort for gathering with their family in this house, on the patio there are are many chairs and sofas for family gathering or in the backyard beside the pool. Especially when entered in this house there is spacious multipurpose room can be use for dining and living room that could accommodate the family get gathering inside the house. Expectations from Bates Masi Architects to shed the concept of a structural house for reduce costs and improve efficiency to The Qual Hill House.

According the Architects “Bates Masi Architects” about The Qual Hill house:

At the first meeting, the clients introduced both their growing family and growing art collection. They were particularly excited about a new artist, Vik Muniz, whose works based on photographs of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis provided a delightful discovery upon closer inspection: paintings of the iconic images rendered in peanut butter and jelly. This moment of discovery and playful deception became the design concept of the house.

Approaching the house by the winding driveway, the gabled form, massive chimney, and shingled siding are all reminiscent of traditional houses on eastern Long Island. Looking closely, the shingles are, in fact, a woven screen of oak surveyors stakes, similar to those that dotted the steeply wooded lot when the clients first saw it. Similarly, the massive chimney that anchors the house to the site isn’t solid at all, but is actually made of thin concrete panels.

Entering the house, with a view of the pool and gardens beyond, the wall enclosing the stair looks like translucent stone. One has to look very carefully to see that it is a double paned glass wall filled with small seashells, a reference to the nearby beaches. The double-height living/dining room is a compatible scale and space for the large works of art and family gatherings.

The fireplace surround reflects fragmented images of the art and surrounding landscape while its crystalline appearance defies its humble origins: polished stainless steel military dog tags.

Expectations were also subverted in the structural system of the house to reduce the cost and increase the efficiency. Behind the stake siding and interior gypsum board are walls comprised of precast concrete panels typically used in foundation construction. These durable and low maintenance panels are double insulated for efficiency and are a perfect scale for hanging large art. By staggering the walls slightly, tall, narrow windows admit indirect light and allow glimpses of the landscape.

By subverting expectations, this house encourages multiple readings that change, depending on time and perception. It turns this house into something more: an exploration of perception.

Source: Bates Masi Architects

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