Cutler Residence in Montauk, NY by Murdock Young Architects

Architecture / Interiors: Murdock Young Architects
Proncipal-in-charge: Robert Young, AIA;
Project Team: Shea Murdock, AIA, Casey Feeney and Tom Ambler.
Structural Engineering: David Kufferman, PE.
Landscape Design: The Bayberry.
General Contractor: Meberg and Pederson Builders.
Custom Woodwork (cabinetry): Tim Mills.
Custom Woodwork (mahogany strip elements): Steve Whalen.
Decorative Painting (steel columns): Nick Locke.
Photography: Micheal Moran (c).

Montauk is a place to relax in a calm and serene environment far away from the high-pressure world that is New York City, and what better way to enhance that calm serenity than to spend your time in a house designed by Murdock Young Architects like the Cutler Residence.

Perched on a bluff overlooking Block Island Sound, the property is a flag lot at the edge of a new subdivision, bordered on three sides by water, wetlands, and woods. The client asked us to design a house with a minimal impact on the pristine landscape, maximum exposure to the views and all the amenities of a year round vacation home.

The basic requirements of each space were considered integrally with the effects of sunlight, breezes and views. The house was conceived as a lens, continually framing and magnifying the subtle changes in the surrounding environment.