Arc House in East Hampton, NY
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Arc House in East Hampton
Residential East Hampton Building, NY, USA ? design by MB Architecture
Jul 10, 2017
Arc House in East Hampton
Design: MB Architecture
Location: East Hampton, NY, USA
Arc House in East Hampton
Single Family Detached, 3,000 sf on ground ?oor, 3,600 sf on lower (cellar) level
photo © Adam Friedberg
In one of our initial meetings with our clients, we shared a picture of a small airplane hangar showing an uninterrupted interior space under an arched structure. We suggested this technology as a probable solution for their need for a voluminous and well-lit living space. We had several reasons to think this would be the right choice. Firstly the site is under a ?ight path to the local airport and is intersected by a train track. We felt that by embracing industrial construction, we would transcend the perceived limitations of the nearness of the airport and train tracks. Secondly, the corrugated galvanized steel technology of this building system is very cost effective. And ?nally, we were all seduced by the idea of a large column-less self-supporting canopy that enclosed all the public spaces of the house in a one single large room.
photo © Mark Roskams
Other reasons reinforced our suggestion. The landscape of the East End, where the property is located, is ?lled with ?quonset-hut? green houses. At the same time, there are numerous examples of experiments in architecture, like...
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