robert young: kettle hole house

‘kettle hole house’ by robert young architecture + interiors, east hampton, new york image © frank oudemanall images courtesy of robert young architecture + interiors

new york-based practice robert young architecture + interiors has designed ‘kettle hole house’, a rehabilitation of a single family dwelling in east hampton, new york. originally constructed in the 1980s, the outdated structure was permeated with bands of glazing, increasing transparency through the home to continue views to the woods beyond and introduce dappled daylight into the interior. cubic and rectilinear volumes are unified with horizontally striated cedar cladding, responding the pines tree stands within the surrounding grounds.

view through the woods image © frank oudeman

opening the entry foyer to a double height space, the bordering rooms on the lower and upper have been visually expanded and linked to each other. open riser stairs with treads formed from steel plates connected to a translucent partition maintain an airy presence, allowing light to pass through the material. dwellers are continuously offered vistas into the forest, fostering a relationship with nature.

entry facade image © frank oudeman

entry foyer images © frank oudeman

corridor leading into step-down living area image © frank oudeman

recessed living room image © frank oudeman

fireplace image © frank oudeman

kitchen image © frank oudeman

stairs images © frank oudeman

view from the bedroom image © frank oudeman

residence before the transformation

project info:

principal-in-charge: robert young, AIA project architect: kiyomi troemner project team: mara indra, marlene toerper and shea murdock landscape design: brady mitchel anderson general contractor: fokine construction