House on Sag Harbor — Two Gabled Wings Shape Family Life by the Water
House on Sag Harbor sits on the western shore of Sag Harbor Bay in Sag Harbor, New York, United States. Designed by 1100 Architect, the new family house adopts a clear, barn-inspired plan that links daily life with water, meadow, and trees. Two rectangular wings meet at right angles and open onto a waterside terrace, a screened porch, and a path to a modest mid-century cottage by the shore.
Evening light rakes across clipped lawn and meadow as the house resolves into two gabled volumes. From the terrace, broad panes slide aside and the bay’s quiet surface pulls the eye.
This is a house for family time and salt air. In Sag Harbor on Long Island, 1100 Architect arranges a right-angled plan that choreographs movement from arrival to water while keeping rooms legible and generous.
Cross the Forecourt
Arrival lands between the wings, a forecourt that frames the water straight ahead. The drive pause is brief, then the entry axis pulls through glass to the lawn, where a shallow stair sets a measured descent toward the bay. Underfoot, the grade reads gentle.
Live Along the Edge
The long wing runs parallel to the shoreline and holds living, dining, and kitchen under high, crisp ceilings. Sliding glass panels stack to open the room to a 125-foot-long terrace, and a south‑facing screened porch gathers breezes without the bugs. Furniture keeps low to preserve horizon lines.
Quiet Bedroom Wing
Turn the corner and the short barn carries a suite of bedrooms looking to trees and water. A deep picture window forms a padded daybed niche for reading and tide-watching, while light-washed ash tones wrap walls and ceilings with calm. Doors pocket away to garden.
Ceilings Shape Daily Rhythm
Inside, vaulted profiles gather the living rooms with an airy scale that suits long tables and easy conversation. The kitchen reads as a centered block, flanked by a simple timber dining set and large art, so circulation moves cleanly around activity without cross‑traffic.
Water and Fire Moments
Beyond the terrace, a dark reflecting pool sits level with meadow grasses, its edge catching sky and tree trunks. Closer to shore, a sandy ring of chairs sets a fire pit under oaks, giving dusk a clear gravity point for gathering.
The bathrooms carry the same restraint. A freestanding tub aligns on the view, with a single marble wall and a curved shower arm giving one crisp gesture.
At night the house reads as two lanterns on a slope, quiet and direct. The plan serves the site and family in equal measure, sending daily routes toward water while holding a measured, barnlike clarity.
Photography courtesy of 1100 Architect
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