Inside the World’s Most Peaceful Lake Home (House Tour)
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- Опубліковано 2 чер 2024
- Located on a narrow peninsula in Sag Harbor, with access to water on all sides, Morris Cove by Bates Masi + Architects is a peaceful lake home. The architects, Paul Masi and Aaron Weil, whose personal affinity for this part of the world and appreciation for the site’s heritage enhanced the architecture and interior design of this peaceful lake home, have crafted a family house that will, over time, ameliorate the site’s natural conditions and deepen the residents’ connection to the landscape.
Bates Masi + Architects were approached by the clients - a large family “whose love of this special place makes them stewards of the site more than just owners of it,” notes Paul - to conceive a peaceful lake home. “Previously, there was a home here and, frankly, it was contributing to the erosion of the property, so one of our goals was to look at a new design that would be beneficial to the property.” Therefore, Bates Masi + Architects decided against a renovation or refurbishment, opting instead for a family house that takes cues from Arts and Crafts style architecture and contemporary design ideals.
The result is a family house that pays deference to the landscape while responding to the clients’ patterns of living and briefing requirements. Stretching along the peninsula and oriented towards the water, the architecture encompasses five pavilions beneath an overarching roof structure, including a kitchen, dining and living area as well as bedrooms and bathrooms. The spaces between the pavilions feature operable glass doors that completely disappear into the walls when the weather allows. This level of integration dissolves the barrier between the interior design and the garden, allowing for a series of sequential spaces that change with the seasons.
Given the project’s commencement as a new build as opposed to a renovation, the layout and interior design were conceived to match the clients’ tastes and aptitudes. The decor illustrates a characterful composition, which is elevated by a careful curation of art and objects. The decor is highlighted in the house tour, which takes viewers through the peaceful lake home in exceptional detail. In the kitchen, a pared-back palette of materials is fittingly rustic yet contemporary; the views to the garden and lake take precedence; and integration creates a seamless aesthetic.
Importantly, the form also deftly addresses various environmental considerations, as seen in the house tour. The folded detail of the roof structure houses mechanical equipment safely above storm surges, consequently directing run-off into the courtyards. Also, a series of foundations prop the house up, minimising the structure’s impact to the ground as well as the amount of floodwater displaced in a storm. As Aaron explains, “the foundations of these courtyards not only support the building but are raised above the grade and act as basins that collect the roof run-off and then slowly filter it back into the ground.”
In keeping with the project’s pursuit for longevity, the exterior materials speak to an enduring design rationale that nods to the area’s heritage as well as to a contemporary mindset. Each of the pavilions is clad in ipe - a dense and resilient wood native to Central and South America - with silicone bronze bolts and screws, which will patina over time. The copper detailing above will also naturally weather, leaving tracings across the exterior from trickling water. As Aaron says, the client really responded to “materials with character and patina; everything was thought about in terms of generations.”
In direct response to the brief, Morris Cove’s two-pronged purpose - to exist for its inhabitants as well as for the environment within which it sits - has been beautifully executed by Bates Masi + Architects. This peaceful lake home will stand as a legacy for many years to come.
00:00 - Introduction to the Peaceful Lake Home
00:50 - Designing for the Landscape
02:19 - Accomodating for the Weather
02:44 - The Layout of the Home
03:51 - A Character Filled Material Palette
05:00 - An Extension of the Architecture
05:28 - Favourite Aspects of the Home
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Photography by Pablo Veiga
Architecture and interior design by Bates Masi + Architects
Build by Men at Work Construction
Landscape design by Stimson.
Filmed and edited by O&Co. Homes.
Production by The Local Project
Location: Sag Harbor, New York, United States
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To be honest, if someone showed me the footage of this house without knowing anything about it, I would think it was a rendering and not something that actually existed. Feels a bit like a fairytale house, I love it!
Architects somehow managed to make this house look both rugged/rustic and refined/glamorous at the same time. The outside looks very rustic and despite being new, already feels weathered, which blends it perfectly into its surroundings. But the inside, with that copper fireplace and ceilings that just shimmer with light reflecting from the water makes it very glamorous - I've never seen copper used in such way before. It works really well!
I love the home's design. I love how the home is nestled in its environment. I am thankful that the architects have taken into consideration what the area is like during a hurricane and thought about flooding. The interior is beautiful. The wood warms the interior of the home and the use of copper is a beautiful touch. The home is very calming and serene.
The house and the site are really beautiful. The peninsula is so low, however, that I would worry, as a homeowner, about storm surges, even though the architects have wisely provided for rain collection and run-off.
It's built on top of a sand bar! It's not solid ground...
One of my all-time favorites!
Ours too!
Wow Magnificent - Elegantly integrated into its surroundings. That copper ceiling is a nice vibrant touch to reflect and bring the outside in. Bravo to the architects, and also to the contractors for putting this home together so well.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Romantic, timeless, modern.
The bronze and copper have never looked as elegant as this -- made me catch my breath.
Magnifique.
❤
I can't imagine a way to make this property any better, it's perfectly done.
Love the shipping containers clad in wood
What an idyllic location. Great interpretation of the home. Very muted and calm.
I wish I could work with you. Really nice project, from spaces to materials, everything is perfectly designed. Congratulations for inspiring high quality architecture.
Beautiful Design, Landscaping and Materials.
My favorite room is also the terrace. The effect of the copper cladding on the ceiling in combination with the fireplace is almost magical.
This house tour truly captures the essence of tranquility and peaceful living. 🍃🍂
"A home that has a performance aspect in improving the environment is really important." A well-intended but misleading premise if one builds in natural areas. If nature could speak for itself, the message likely would be that building homes in these fragile areas is not "improving the environment". That said, cool home.
The use of fasteners that will create staining on the exterior cladding is brilliant. I am a huge fan of this type of approach that considers a sort of evolution over time.
Stunning!
Gorgeous!!!!
Es hermosa, respetuosa con el sitio, cinematográfica y serena. Es mi casa ideal.
Stunning home, I love the site, architecture and beautiful interior design. I do wonder if it's possible to keep bugs out when the large pocket doors are open.
This is the smartest and most peaceful home design I’ve ever seen.
Such A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE and wonderfully design with plenty of pocket of light and air/water well to catch the rain water. I hope it is built to test the power of mother nature since the architect mentioned hurricane Katrina so hopefully it survival many more years to come as we headed to climate crisis and rising seawater. It such beautiful place
We agree!
I have seen all the videos in your channel I mean 285 videos exactly and always feels like I'm living that moments in those wonderful houses. Great job guys, great job. Best vibes from Miami, Florida.
Thanks so much Hector!
Pure BLISS!
My absolute favorite so far!
Beautiful I could see myself living there.
Beautiful design
Viele natürliche Materialien wurden verwendet,was das Haus mit der Natur ringsherum verbindet. Offen,weitraeumig gemütlich.Ein Rückzugsort von der Hast des Altag's.😊❤
Oh let's be sustainable and wrap the building in Copper!
Sea level rise goes BRRRRRRRRR
Aaron Weil has a very beautiful voice. 🙂This is interesting, though building on a sandbar might not be a vey good idea. How is it protected from storm surges?
Lovely
this house is so right
Absolutely gorgeous. (LP, is there any chance you could make the music a quieter? It’s quite often significantly louder than the interviewees. Tx.)
Will do Ryan! 👌
The copper 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡
True luxury.
Yes.
Love this!! Beautiful house, beautiful video, thank you!
LP, what’s the music during the “Layout of the Home” section? What a vibe ❤
Beautiful but only for the super rich that only used weekends😢
🥰
Sometimes I wonder which company insure some of these home; this one for instance.
The little Alex Katz painting in the bg or this video could have paid for this property and the work done on it 4x over.
I thought Ipe was cancelled?
Mustn’t have any insects in that location, as l don’t see any fly screens on this home. Not at all practical. Maybe ok if you like being bitten mosquitos and having flys in your house. It’s disappointing when architects don’t tend to focus enough on making a home really functional. 😢
Why don’t you ever tell where these locations are? Dislike.
Sag Harbor NY
Location was mentioned at the 2:30mins mark.
@@gardenhappy4 They never mention, like an only country in the world is US, and everybody lives there. 😂
@@riomctavish2405 Where is that?
Sag Harbor is in New York State. NY = New York...@@aammssaamm
I'll never understand why anyone would spend the time and money to build a home on a sand bar whose existence is at the whim of the tides, hurricanes, and rising sea levels. Insurance companies are not going to answer desperate calls from the homeowners in a few years. 🤦♀
Not to mention the amount of bugs that must be around all the time here. Open your door or window for a few seconds and I’m sure things start flying in like crazy
All that marsh vegetation draws in mosquitoes, gnats, and other annoying pests unless they're spraying it down with carcinogenic pesticides.@@adronius5273
For a lake house, this whole place feels stiff, sharp and angular and absolutely not relaxing in the least bit.