Watermill Summer House, NY, Phase II

Encompassing 7,500 square feet in its first phase and expanding to approximately 12,000 square feet in Phase II, this Water Mill residence transforms an existing 1980s shingle-style house into a contemporary waterfront sanctuary. Conceived as a two-phase renovation, the project evolves from a partial modernization of the existing home into a comprehensive architectural reinvention.

Phase I focused on restructuring the original residence to improve openness, light, and connection to the water. Dated and compartmentalized interiors were replaced with expansive, light-filled spaces oriented toward the landscape. Expansive glass, warm wood cladding, and simplified detailing introduced a contemporary language while still working within the scale and framework of the existing house.

Phase II advances the project into a full architectural transformation. The residence is reimagined through clean horizontal planes, weathered grey cladding, deep overhangs, large expanses of glass, and a refined palette of stone, wood, and transparent railings. The new composition replaces the original shingle-house identity with a calmer, more unified contemporary expression, opening the home more fully to the waterfront.

Terraces, garden walls, poolside areas, and covered outdoor rooms are integrated into the architecture, turning the site into a sequence of indoor-outdoor living spaces. Landscape, light, and water become central to the experience, shaping rooms that feel expansive, serene, and deeply connected to place.

The result is a decisive reinvention of the original residence: a former 1980s shingle-style house transformed into a refined contemporary waterfront retreat defined by openness, precision, natural materials, and an immersive relationship to the coastal landscape.