Long Island Residence
The Team
- Architect: Leroy Street Studios
- Photography: Scott Frances
Products
- Cypress | Half Gator (no longer available for exterior applications)
Location
- Long Island, New York
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST: Tour Lyor Cohen's Hamptons Beach House
He was introduced to the Japanese practice of shou-sugi-ban, in which wood surfaces are burned so that the char serves as a protective finish. This explains the home’s blackened exteriors. “Burning is a natural sealant, and black is the most unobtrusive color in nature,” Cohen explains. “We wanted the house to kind of disappear into the landscape.”
DEZEEN: Shore House by Leroy Street Overlooks a Long Island Bay
The architects also wanted to ensure that the house blended in with its natural surroundings, so clad the top volume in cedar that was charred using an ancient Japanese technique known as shou sugi ban.
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