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Kowalewski Residence
Project Featured on Apr 25, 2014
Atlantic Beach is an established beach community on Long Island, immediately outside of New York City.
It is filled with modest houses from the 1920’s and 30’s in Tudor, Spanish and Art Deco styles. As real
estate prices have risen in recent years, the village has seen a lot of “tear-down” activity, as older houses
are replaced by much larger homes.
The Kowalewski Residence is an attempt to insert a distinctly modern house into the village context in a
manner that is respectful of the scale and architectural traditions of the community. The house does not
fill out either the bulk or lot coverage that would be allowed by zoning. It is oriented with the narrow face -
only slightly wider than the former house on the lot – toward the street, with the traditional side driveway
and rear garage. Siting the compact footprint at the north edge of the 85-foot-square lot preserves a wide
side garden with mature trees. In form and materials the house recalls the village’s Art Deco heritage.
The 3,600 SF house was designed as the primary residence for a family with two small children. For
privacy, the street façade is nearly blank, while the principal rooms all open onto the garden, to the south.
The ground floor has a completely open plan, for casual living and maximum connection to the outdoors.
The efficiently planned second floor contains four bedrooms and three baths. A skylight brings natural
light into the bedroom hallway. A study / guest suite on the third floor opens onto a large roof terrace with
panoramic views of the island and the ocean. The clients are collectors of contemporary art, and the work
of some of their artist friends – like the marble floor in the entry foyer – is incorporated into the
architectural design.
The structure is steel, with light-gauge metal framed floors and walls. Principal exterior materials are
stucco, black slate, stainless steel and glass. The steel and wood stair floats in a tower glazed in shingled
panels of frosted glass, like an over-scaled jalousie window.
It is filled with modest houses from the 1920’s and 30’s in Tudor, Spanish and Art Deco styles. As real
estate prices have risen in recent years, the village has seen a lot of “tear-down” activity, as older houses
are replaced by much larger homes.
The Kowalewski Residence is an attempt to insert a distinctly modern house into the village context in a
manner that is respectful of the scale and architectural traditions of the community. The house does not
fill out either the bulk or lot coverage that would be allowed by zoning. It is oriented with the narrow face -
only slightly wider than the former house on the lot – toward the street, with the traditional side driveway
and rear garage. Siting the compact footprint at the north edge of the 85-foot-square lot preserves a wide
side garden with mature trees. In form and materials the house recalls the village’s Art Deco heritage.
The 3,600 SF house was designed as the primary residence for a family with two small children. For
privacy, the street façade is nearly blank, while the principal rooms all open onto the garden, to the south.
The ground floor has a completely open plan, for casual living and maximum connection to the outdoors.
The efficiently planned second floor contains four bedrooms and three baths. A skylight brings natural
light into the bedroom hallway. A study / guest suite on the third floor opens onto a large roof terrace with
panoramic views of the island and the ocean. The clients are collectors of contemporary art, and the work
of some of their artist friends – like the marble floor in the entry foyer – is incorporated into the
architectural design.
The structure is steel, with light-gauge metal framed floors and walls. Principal exterior materials are
stucco, black slate, stainless steel and glass. The steel and wood stair floats in a tower glazed in shingled
panels of frosted glass, like an over-scaled jalousie window.
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