Bates Masi + Architects of Sag Harbor, New York is pleased to announce the receipt of three AIA Long Island Awards and three AIA Peconic Daniel J. Rowen Memorial Architectural Design Awards. The AIA Long Island Awards were presented on October 19th at Oheka Castle, in Huntington, NY. The AIA Peconic Awards were presented on October 22 at an Award Symposium located at the Southampton Cultural Center in Southampton, NY. More information on the awards after the break.
Genius Loci, located in Montauk, NY, received a 2011 AIA Long Island Archi Award in the residential division and a 2011 AIA Peconic Honor Award. The jury commented the massing was interesting since a large house appeared small as a result of constructing into the hillside. They also commented that the house expressed the material and building vernacular of the area in interesting ways. Multiple paths of circulation yield in a variety of experiences and a magical moment happens at the main entry where the interior and exterior stair mirror one another. The clients were lured to Montauk by the characteristics that make it unique from other areas. These characteristics embody the “Spirit of Montauk” and the architect was challenged to design a house that would embody and capture this spirit in the architecture.
