Fire Island House Summer House by Roger Hirsch

Posted by yellow on May 28, 2010 Dream Home

Roger Hirsch Architect design at Fire Island House is the program for this summer house in an open plan which naturally integrated the home interior design at living and dining area with the exterior deck and pool. Roger Hirsch this modestly sized two-story summer house of approximately 1,600 square feet, sits on a 60′ by 160′ lot in Fire Island House Pines, New York, off the south shore of Long Island. Fire Island at Summer House is a 30 mile long by 1 mile wide sand bar accessed by ferry, Roger Hirsch where streets and cars have been replaced by narrow wooden boardwalks and pull-carts.

The plan needed to accommodate the five summer house and frequent guests with four bedrooms and three bathrooms within the compact 1,600 square feet. The glass facade faces North, filling the glass home with an even wash of indirect light. A 12 foot long, narrow skylight is strategically placed to allow a stream of direct sun in from the back of the living room, in a path that moves along the living room floor, and angles up the living room wall.

Depending on the ratio of light levels, it either conceals the kitchen almost entirely, or allows for silhouettes of people and objects within. The main bedrooms were located upstairs to make them more private, and to allow views directly into the tree tops. Pivoting panels in the bedrooms offer framed views through the house and to the outdoors. Most of the furniture was custom designed for the house.

The sofa is composed of a steel frame with wide leather straps for seating, and the daybed has a steel slat base with a floating maple platform. At night, the interior lighting warmly illuminates the volumes of the “cube” and the “tower” as the exterior swimming pool lights provide a gentle glow for the deck and long entry wall outside.

Summer House Modern Glass Facade

Fire Island House Landscape

Fire Island House Livingroom

Fire Island House Modern Kitchen

Fire Island House Modern Livingroom

Fire Island House Modern Stairs