Humbly, the residence does not seek out a green building certification, even though it could probably get one. Bates Masi, who has a knack for renovations and wooden exteriors, designed the home for his sister, Victoria Masi Pryor and her husband Gregory. They wanted the home to basically be like one giant screened in porch, hence the multitude of floor to ceiling glass doors. So when the weather is nice, the doors are open and tucked away and a breeze finds its way through the house. When conditions aren’t warm or cool enough, the doors are closed and the geothermal heating and cooling system kicks in.
Daylight abounds throughout the house and bronze mesh is used extensively to provide shading. The exterior is clad in cedar and prefab concrete panels, while the interior walnut floors are finished with non-toxic vegetable oil. To protect the site during construction, much of the home was prefabricated in sections and then assembled on site. The exterior landscaping was finished with grasses, wildflowers and local rock.
Via greenbuildingsNYC and New York Magazine
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A beautiful modular vacation home in Montauk recently took home an AIA NY State 2010 Merit Award. Designed by Bates Masi Architects of Sag Harbor, the home was envisioned as an upscale tent in the woods with large floor to ceiling sliding glass doors to
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Bates Masi designed and constructed the home for his sister, Victoria Masi Pryor, and her husband Gregory as a vacation home in Montauk.
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The Pryors wanted a home that was like a giant tent in the woods, but with all the modern conveniences.
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The home features multiple sliding glass doors that retract into the wall to open the whole house up to the outdoors.
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The outdoors are landscaped with grasses, wildflowers and local rock.
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The home was prefabricated elsewhere and then assembled on site in order to minimize site disturbance.
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Inside the home features walnut floors that were finished with non-toxic vegetable oil.
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The floor to ceiling doors and double height living room bring in an abundance of natural daylight.
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The exterior is finished with cedar and prefab concrete panels.
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A guest bedroom on the first floor features its own private entrance.
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The staircase in the center of the house is encapsulated in bronze mesh.
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When the weather is nice, all the doors are open and natural breezes flow through the house. During hotter or colder weather a geothermal system kicks in for heating and cooling.
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The home was recently awarded a Merit Award by the AIA New York State.
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The home was prefabricated off site in order to minimize disturbance to the 6 acre parcel.
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