This waterfront home sits high on a hill overlooking Fishers Island Sound and the coast beyond. The shape of the intersecting gambrel roofs and the proportions of the building footprint and the roof overhangs are referential of a classic American Shingle Style.
The house’s different spaces present varying degrees of enclosure and create varying senses of being inside or outside. There is an open floorplan in the central core of the building and then a wing with rooms that are more distinct, including an office and library. The living room, dining room and kitchen are more openly connected. There is a covered screen porch, a covered open porch, a deck with a bench rail and then a deck that connects directly to the lawn.
An exterior wall that is primarily glass facing the harbor opens the living spaces to expansive views, and further connects the interior spaces with the exterior spaces of the decks. The trim detailing of these windows is integral with a variety of other interior trim details that integrate the window and doors into the millwork of the interiors.
