

US studios Starling Structure and Emily Lindberg Design have collaborated on a minimalist dwelling clad in blackened wooden within the Hamptons village of Amagansett that starkly contrasts the encircling dunes.
The Amagansett Seashore Home was accomplished for a pal of Starling Structure founder Ian Starling who grew up in California, however moved to the East Coast for college after which stayed for work.

Lacking the seashore, the shopper started a seek for a property in Amagansett Dunes with Starling’s assist, and located a bungalow that was “frozen within the Sixties”.
“It was amazingly effectively positioned – in a wooded space, minutes away from each the seashore and city heart on an unpaved sand street,” mentioned Starling, though he famous that the structure was lower than perfect. “The second ground was tucked beneath the gable and the ceiling was so low, you needed to duck to stroll round.”

Instead, Starling designed a crisp minimalist home clad in timber handled with Shou Sugi Ban, the Japanese blackening approach.
Supposed as a “communal dwelling” for gathering with associates, the constructing is organised round a central swimming pool constructed right into a raised wood deck.

All the communal ground-level areas face onto the pool-courtyard space via floor-to-ceiling home windows and are related to 1 one other in a U-shaped structure.
To the west is a double-height lounge with glass panels reaching to the roof, whereas the eating room to the north includes a absolutely retractable glazed wall.

A den with a library and workspace occupies the east quantity, together with two bedrooms and a toilet tucked on the again.
“All these areas are bodily or visually related to the pool deck, creating a continuing sense of connectivity with the outside,” mentioned Starling.

The first bed room and ensuite bathtub are lofted above the kitchen, and accessed through a staircase from the lounge.
The constructing’s darkish exterior is juxtaposed inside by the nice and cozy tones of the uncovered glue-laminated Douglas fir timber construction, and white oak flooring, millwork and panelling.

Rhode Island and NYC-based inside designer Emily Lindberg, with whom Starling beforehand collaborated on the renovation of a townhouse in Brooklyn’s Carroll Gardens space, was tasked with bringing color and an informal environment into the pared-back areas.
Seating areas are oriented in the direction of the views, whereas customized millwork items together with the kitchen island and eating space characteristic exaggerated kinds.

Vibrant hues are launched via artworks and materials, and a mixture of classic and modern furnishings helps create a lived-in really feel.
“Total the inside palette performs with colours of the seaside setting below the intense summer season solar,” Lindberg mentioned.
The landscaping by Brooklyn studio Design Tasks embraces the coastal setting, with meadow grasses loosely planted between pines and oaks on the entrance.
“Constructing on the pure fantastic thing about Amangansett’s dunes and seashore plant communities, the entrance backyard options predominantly native species,” mentioned the studio.

Pebble paths result in the entrance door and round previous an out of doors bathe to the pool, round which evergreen hedges assist privateness and climbing roses add color and scent via the summer season.
Mixed, the structure, interiors and panorama provide an informal, coastal retreat that each stands out in and feels applicable for its environment.

Situated on the jap finish of Lengthy Island, Amagansett kinds a part of East Hampton however has a extra laid-back really feel than its better-known and pricier neighbour.
Because of this, the village has grown in reputation as a trip spot – as these six vacation havens show.
The pictures is by Eric Petschek.
Venture credit:
Contractor: Hagerman Builders
Millwork: Armada NYC
Wooden construction: Cascadian Wooden Tech
Curtain wall fabricator: Blackcomb Facade Expertise
Panorama contractor: Coastal Arbor Care
Styling: Eric Wink