This beautiful modernist single family residence located in Hampton Bays, New York, was designed in 2016 by Mapos.

Description by Mapos
The Hamptons enjoys a storied past. Unique daylight and compelling landscapes have drawn artists to this part of Long Island?s South Fork for the last century and a half, and their work here includes an important body of modernist fine art and architecture. Yet more recently, the Hamptons? allure has outsized its capacity?sprouting insensitive residential development, snarled traffic, and a national reputation for showing off. When a longtime Mapos client asked us to consider creating a multi-generational family retreat overlooking the Peconic Bay, we initiated dialogue about preserving the Hamptons? natural beauty while accommodating the scale and refinement of 21st-century living. Prior to assigning this commission to Mapos, the husband and wife 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 reasserting the Hamptons? creative and environmental legacies, the couple requested a compound that leaves as little imprint on the site as possible.
The Peconic House is comprised of a 4,000-square-foot building and 2,000-square-foot terrace. Gently wedged ...