a getaway within the rolling dunes

Manhattan-based Robert Younger Architects takes to the coastal cliffs of Montauk to design Hither Hills, a year-round haven for a household from town. The house is nestled into its postcard setting of rolling dunes which lead towards Amagansett. Though fascinating, the positioning comes with many restrictions, being bordered by roads and neighbors on all sides. The land’s steep inclines additional added to the problem.

‘Montauk has a protracted historical past of smaller-scale seaside houses and surf shacks, so we needed to maintain a low profile on the aspect that faces the entryway,‘ architect Robert Younger tells designboom. ‘From the entrance, the home seems as a low-slung pavilion.’

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the positioning is resolved like a three-dimensional puzzle

The workforce at Robert Younger Architects makes use of the distinctive topography of the positioning to their benefit, shaping Hither Hills to harmonize structure, interiors, and panorama. The ensuing format cleverly cascades down the hillside, forming an array of outside terraces that enhanced the house’s indoor/outside ambiance, ‘resolved like a three-dimensional puzzle.’

The house is constructed with two entry factors in thoughts: one from the residential avenue above, and one from the Previous Montauk Freeway alongside the seaside under. To accommodate the zoning rules, the construction seems from the road as a single-story pavilion with a low profile. Inside, it opens as much as reveal a number of rooms with views of the ocean and the encircling space.

hither hills disappears into the panorama

Robert Younger Architects designs its Hither Hills with an exterior of charred and pure cedar and glass. The construction is meant to endure the coastal local weather and progressively climate over time. Inside, white-painted wooden creates a relaxed, beach-like ambiance. A concrete retaining wall that serves a civil engineering function has been left seen, connecting the varied ranges of the home each aesthetically and structurally.

The home is built-in into its pure environment with its stepping inexperienced roofs. To strengthen the connection between the within and outdoors, the architect created an exterior staircase which connects the entire ranges and areas. On the upper flooring, the concrete stairs match the structure of the home, and on the decrease flooring, the concrete steps rework into panorama pavers, permitting for a visually and experientially unified area between the home and its environment.