When my parents got married and began looking for a place to live, they chose the north shore of Long Island for it's generous properties, beautiful scenery and close proximity to both the beach and the city (and we all know which city I mean...) After growing accustomed to this area and getting to know it as home, it is only natural that my dad felt it was best to build his house there.
Although this project may seem like a wild endeavor, there were many highly calculated decisions made--the location is a prime example. My dad knew he wanted to have a property with a hill. He also wanted to have enough square footage to to create his structure with creative freedom and maintain a natural barrier to support it. It took several months to find the right property but the end result was a perfect match. Very soon I will be posting photos of the original house and the property before we began any work.
The house is located just down the road from a beautiful harbor in Centerport, Long Island. Centerport is a historic beachfront town known for being the site of the Vanderbilt estate and the Vanderbilt Planetarium. This is a relatively small town by Long Island standards (less than 6,000 people) and it is encompassed with rolling hills from border to border. This gives the residents a feeling of peaceful obscurity in a bustling family-orientated community.
The nautical characteristic of Centerport is mirrored in the design of my father's house. He plans to incorporate the elements with a 2-story waterfall (already included in the framing of the house) as well as a pond with natural rocks found on the property, visible to the inside from the expansive windows. The living room will also feature a modern fireplace--more posts to follow about the details of this feature! 
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