Chatham, NY
2025
700 sf

On this 80-acre property, a guest house is positioned in close relation to the main house, reinforcing the ensemble as a connected family of structures across the site. It incorporates an outdoor lap pool, spa, and lounge terrace. The terrace is sheltered by a circular recessed cove whose overhang provides shade during the day and integrated lighting for evening use.

The interior program includes a kitchen, home office, guest bedroom, and a bathing suite with a tub, steam shower, and sauna. Large sliding glass doors allow the kitchen to open fully to the terrace during the summer months, supporting a fluid relationship between interior spaces and the landscape. The guest bedroom and home office are oriented toward the farm, maintaining direct visual connections to the client’s beloved livestock & agricultural fields, a pond pavilion and the forest beyond.

The home office ceiling is defined by a curved, vaulted volume capped with a clerestory that draws southern light deep into the space, directing daylight down toward the reading area below.

Through its siting, section, and controlled use of light, the guest house maintains a strong visual and experiential connection to the broader landscape.

CONSULTANTS
STRUCTURAL Gilsanz Murray Steficek
MEP CES Engineering
CIVIL Crawford & Associates
LANDSCAPE MASTER PLAN OSD
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Wagner Hodgson
LIGHTING Pierce Lighting Studio
POOL Drakeley Pool Company
ART ADVISOR Amy Snyder
CONTRACTOR Structure Works Construction
PHOTOGRAPHER Paul Warchol