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N E W YO R K , USA
ARCHITECT
T O D W I L L I A M S, B I L L I E T S I E N
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Looking south, with master bedroom right and
fireplace terminating living area left. Strong
Miesian order with deep copper-covered
cornice holds whole composition together.
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Looking along west wall, with entrance
immediately right and master suite pavilion
beyond tree left.
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Entrance (west) court with path (which has
become straight by this time) leading directly
to entrance in glazed link. Garden hut right
foreground has same cornice as rest of house.
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Entrance court is largely closed, while
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east side opens itself to view.
WALDEN REVISITED
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A passionate, beautifully detailed interweaving of dwelling and nature, interior and exterior is almost
eighteenth-century, certainly Miesian, in its poetic marriage of pure artefact and wild landscape.
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main entrance
dining
kitchen
living
master bed
master bath
study
bed
garden shed
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H O U S E, L O N G I S L A N D ,
N E W YO R K , USA
ARCHITECT
T O D WI L L I A M S , B I L L I E T S I E N
site plan
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Kitchen is symbolic heart of house.
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Cherrywood stairs to
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study balcony over kitchen
and dining area
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which overlooks
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living room, focused on symbolic
stone hearth.
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H O U S E , L O N G I S L A N D,
N E W YO R K , USA
ARCHITECT
TO D W I L L I A M S , B I L L I E TS I E N
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Architect
Tod Williams, Billie Tsien
& Associates
Project architect
Peter Arnold
Structural engineer
Severud Associates
Photographs
Michael Moran
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Details are considered with rigour
so as not to put barriers between
inside and out.
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Dissolved glass corners do not
actually have thin metal mullion
glued joints in double glazing give
the impression.
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One of the calmest moments:
master bathroom and its associated
decked court.