American firm Bates Masi Architects took cues from vernacular architecture for this Hamptons home, which consists of sharply gabled forms wrapped in oversized shingles.
Georgica Cove is located on a waterfront property in East Hampton, an affluent village on the southern side of New York's Long Island.

It was designed for a couple who wanted a cosy home that was ideally suited for just the two of them, yet could also accommodate visitors. "With their love of entertaining, the house had to grow on busy weekends to accommodate their children, grandchildren and guests," said local studio Bates Masi Architects in a project description.

To create an intimate yet spacious home, the team turned to vernacular building traditions. For centuries, the area was dominated by farms established by English settlers. A common building typology was the "connected farm", which consisted of a main residence linked to smaller structures that were added over time. Each volume, while sharing a design vocabulary, had a distinct use.
"The architectural style of the house was applied to subsequent buildings to unify the assembly, but partitions within provided the necessary separation between uses: house to kitchen, kitchen to shop, and shop to barn, for instance," the team explained. "One volume was often offset or rotated from the next to provide greater access to light, air, and privacy from the other functions."

The connected farm typology served as a ...