Drive down most roads in Montauk—the coastal hamlet at the eastern tip of Long Island—and you’ll find simple fishermen’s cabins alternating with elaborate constructions that serve as second homes for New York’s upper crust. A new house by Robert Young Architects is located on one such road, but its design deftly straddles a delicate balance between achieving a discreet presence and an undeniable grandeur.
Young, who has offices in New York and in Bridgehampton, also on Long Island’s East End, helped find the two-acre property along Lake Montauk, whose calm waters are a far cry from the mighty ocean waves for which surfers flock to Montauk. The site was previously home to a small, poorly built split-level, and sits beside a modest residence. The clients—a Manhattan couple with two small children— wanted the new house to remain unassuming.
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