{"id":318108,"date":"2025-11-28T06:07:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T06:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/318108\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T06:07:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T06:07:14","slug":"desai-chia-uses-camouflaging-effect-for-secluded-house-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/318108\/","title":{"rendered":"Desai Chia uses “camouflaging effect” for secluded house in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"

Charred wood<\/a> was used by US studio Desai Chia Architecture<\/a> to blend this home with the landscape, drawing wildlife to the property and enabling the owners to “inconspicuously observe nature”.<\/p>\n

The house is located on Shelter Island, which sits between the North and South Forks of the Long Island<\/a>\u00a0peninsula and is only accessible by ferry.<\/p>\n

\"DesaiCharred wood was used by Desai Chia Architecture to blend Osprey House with the landscape<\/p>\n

Tucked into a grove of trees, the Osprey House overlooks Gardiners Bay and sits on the edge of the Mashomack Preserve. It is accessed via a small, dirt road that winds around the preserve.<\/p>\n

It was built to serve as a family home for a local builder, who had worked with the architects on earlier projects.<\/p>\n

\"HomeThe property has a rectangular plan with one slanted side<\/p>\n

“Our client, Joe Quinn, wanted to build a home for his family here that would foster their love for beach walks, kayaking, and living within nature,” said New York-based Desai Chia Architecture<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To design the home, the team took inspiration from the native osprey birds that are ubiquitous in the area \u2013 their nests appearing in trees and atop piers and telephone poles.<\/p>\n

\"DesaiAngled roof forms were informed by a careful sunlight analysis<\/p>\n

“Their marine nature, adaptability and high nesting places inspired the home’s materiality, organisation and relationship with the coast,” the team said.<\/p>\n

Rising two levels, the house has a rectangular plan with one slanted side.<\/p>\n

\"KitchenThe layout follows the local tradition of “upside-down” houses<\/p>\n

Angled roof forms were informed by a careful sunlight analysis. Taking cues from nautical forms, the home extends toward the water in a way that resembles a ship’s bow.<\/p>\n

The exterior is wrapped in vertical cypress siding that was charred using the Shou Sugi ban technique, producing a colour that is similar to driftwood found on the beach.<\/p>\n

\"BedroomOsprey House extends towards the water<\/p>\n

The cladding took cues from “bird blind” observation towers in the preserve, which are designed to blend with the surroundings.<\/p>\n

“The camouflaging effect minimises visual disruptions for neighbours on the coast and encourages wildlife to occupy the lot, while allowing occupants to inconspicuously observe nature from a perch embedded in the landscape,” the team said.<\/p>\n

\"DesaiThe material palette is earthy and restrained<\/p>\n

Inside the 3,700-square-foot (344-square-metre) house, the studio created airy rooms and a fluid layout.<\/p>\n

The layout follows the local tradition of “upside-down” houses, which place social spaces on the upper floor.<\/p>\n

\"CoveredAn open-concept living space leads onto the covered terrace<\/p>\n

In the Osprey House, the upper level holds an open-concept space for cooking, eating and living, which adjoins a covered terrace.<\/p>\n

“This offers the raised gathering spaces expansive open views of the marshland ecosystem, and gentle light from the north and east,” the team said.<\/p>\n

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Japanese-influenced Shou Sugi Ban House provides a wellness retreat in the Hamptons\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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This upper floor also has a media room and a primary bedroom suite.<\/p>\n

The ground level holds three bedrooms, a family room and a covered terrace, along with an entry vestibule and a carport. Tall beach grass on the exterior helps ensure privacy.<\/p>\n

\"ChunkyWhite oak was used for a chunky staircase<\/p>\n

The material palette is earthy and restrained.<\/p>\n

The same charred cypress used on the exterior is found indoors, where it adds “warmth and texture”. White oak<\/a> was used for flooring and ceiling panel veneers.<\/p>\n

\"HouseDesai Chia Architecture used a “camouflaging effect” for the facade<\/p>\n

A clerestory running along the roof ridge brings in southern light, while expansive glazing on the north facade ushers in “soft, even lighting throughout the day”.<\/p>\n

Other projects by Desai Chia Architecture include a farm-inspired home<\/a> in Upstate New York composed of “crisp silhouettes, and a multi-structure dwelling<\/a> in Connecticut that has courtyards for exhibiting artwork.<\/p>\n

The photography is by Jake Balston<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Project credits:<\/p>\n

Architect: Desai Chia Architecture
Contractor: Aran Inc
Structural engineer: Condon Engineering
Lighting: Pierce Lighting Studio<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Charred wood was used by US studio Desai Chia Architecture to blend this home with the landscape, drawing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":318109,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[63911,228,226,227,88802,163126,229,88,2005,4728,64879,64880,24],"class_list":{"0":"post-318108","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-american-houses","9":"tag-arts","10":"tag-arts-and-design","11":"tag-artsanddesign","12":"tag-blackened-wood","13":"tag-desai-chia-architecture","14":"tag-design","15":"tag-entertainment","16":"tag-new-york","17":"tag-residential-architecture-and-interiors","18":"tag-sectionall","19":"tag-sectionarchitecture","20":"tag-usa"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=318108"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318108\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/318109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=318108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=318108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=318108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}