Wrap-Around House Fire Island

Wrap-Around House

Location: Ocean Bay Park, Fire Island, New York
Year: 2022
Status: Design
Team: Paul Coughlin, Annie Scheel

The Wrap-Around House is a short walk to the beach, in Ocean Bay Park, Fire Island. This 1200sf house is sited on a compact square plot hidden behind dense fire island vegetation. A private court enveloped by the U-shaped geometry provides the requested privacy and allows everyone access to the shared space. The house is organized with public space to the east, service space to the south, and private space to the west. The service bar insulates the living space from the bedroom space while offering roof access through a secondary court stair. The pitch of the roof line gradually slopes upward from West to East one turn at a time in an elevating terrain. The sloped roof plane expands precious fire island outdoor space into programmed roof zones and creates a generous height inside the living space of the house. On the outside, the house is clad with an exaggerated wave profile panel selected to evoke a continuous undulating curtain.