Article source: Mapos Architects 

When a longtime client asked Mapos to consider creating a multi-generational family retreat overlooking the Peconic Bay, they initiated dialogue about preserving the Hamptons’ rustic and warm character while accommodating the scale and refinement of 21st-century living. Prior to assigning this commission to Mapos, the couple had purchased five acres of bluff top, in which the Peconic Bay and old-growth forest sandwich a sliver of meadow. In that time, they had also become deeply enthralled by the property’s existing trees and fauna, particularly a 70 foot tall sycamore standing near the center of the meadow. Emboldened by our vision of marrying the Hamptons’ warmth and texture with modern form, without destroying the natural context, the couple requested a compound that leaves as little imprint on the site as possible.

Image Courtesy © Michael Moran

• Architects: Mapos Architects
• Project: Peconic House
• Location: Hampton Bays, New York
• Photography: Michael Moran
• Square footage: 3,800
• General Contractor: Gentry Construction Company, Inc.
• Landscape Design: John Beitel
• Engineering: Condon Engineering, P.C.
• Civil Engineering: Fox Land Surveying
• Expediting: DKR Shores, Inc.

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