Miller & Wright Architects

DOUGLAS C. WRIGHT ARCHITECTS is a firm of architects, interior designers, and supporting staff based in New York. Over the last eight years, we have designed award-winning projects in a wide range of residential, institutional, and commercial work. We practice in a variety of styles - both historical and current - and strive to combine the very real, pragmatic needs of modernity with our historic architectural influences. We study and integrate all aspects of a designed environment into our projects.

For this unabashedly modern house, we looked to historical precedents from the classic period of Modernism - the heroic visions of the 1920's. We sought to soften the stark, white minimalism of those houses with ample use of cedar - very appropriate for a beach house in a summer community. Exterior cedar solar shades, ceilings, doors and panelling give a warmth to the house that changes as the materials weather and age. The open plan has an easy flow through living, dining, kitchen, terraces and pool, while private spaces - bedrooms, library and office - provide moments of tranquility when needed.