LAB #1(40) 2008

The Sagaponac house, built in New-York by Stan Allen Architect, looks from the outside as an ob- jectification of melancholy for a folk art of building. This weekend house prototype is characterized by a compact planning, open internal space and free from extra details interior. Along with an up-to-date design and modern construction technologies the house meets a rather traditional taste of the client, at the same time it looks like a snazzy picture. A lively

line of the roof takes us back to the traditions of local folk architecture appreciated by the owners of the house. This very circumstance has determined the uniqueness of the building, together with the choice of material – it is wood as one of most traditional materials in the history of construction. As distinct from traditional architectural forms adapted by the authors to the context the house inside is a model of the most topical trends. The «emptiness» of the

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