
SALVAGE KIT for a modernist house on Long Island.
Project in collaboration with Eisner Design, NY / Role: Senior Designer
Located on Long Island’s North Fork, this house with modernist lines needed a facelift.
We conceived a salvage kit of parts aiming towards some key aspects: Making the North side more usable and lively by introducing upper and lower decks with a staircase, and adding a soffit to emphasize a wrapping relationship between roof overhang and new deck, complemented with new Juliet balconies; placing a new frame-like return wall with a balcony on the East façade to strengthen engagement with surrounding nature; replacing the gloomy 1970’s board & batten with lighter cedar wood siding; improving the main entry at South by extending its cropped-looking porch; adding a new canopy for the garage at West, adding new fiber-cement cladding on upper level walls and porch, and, finally, re-coating the old beige stucco with an off-white tone.
![]() Diagram of salvage kit of parts proposed for the house | ![]() A house with modernist lines and a gloomy look needs a facelift | ![]() Front (South) elevation |
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![]() Proposed lower level and upper floor plans with salvage kit | ![]() Rear (North) elevation | ![]() Section thru new decks at North |
![]() The North side becomes more usable with new decks, stairs, and the wrapping effect on soffit and roof overhang. | ![]() Details for new garage canopy | ![]() Detail of new return wall and balcony at East |
![]() New East balcony allows for more engagement with surrounding nature | ![]() View from South elevation after renovation |