Grzywinski + Pons Ltd

Bayside House

Bayside House
© Floto + Warner/OTTO

BAYSIDE HOUSE 

Grzywinski+Pons

ARCHITECTS
Grzywinski+Pons

PHOTOGRAPHS
Floto + Warner/OTTO

AREA
3200.0 ft2

YEAR
2008

LOCATION
Bayside, United States

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

This residence was built for a family in the Bayside neighborhood of Queens in New York City.

Bayside House
© Floto + Warner/OTTO
Bayside House
© Floto + Warner/OTTO

The 3200 square foot triplex home houses three generations under the same roof so it is in essence a two family house.

We disguised the bulk of this project, complied with zoning regulations and kept it lower than most of it's mock tudor neighbors by locating much of the program below grade with a second yard excavated away from the street elevation.

The retaining walls and glazing were configured to allow maximum daylight penetration and the two lower levels feature contiguous interior and exterior public space.

Bayside House
© Floto + Warner/OTTO
Bayside House
© Floto + Warner/OTTO
Bayside House
© Floto + Warner/OTTO

Because the yard is small we minimized the amount of hardscape without abridging functionality.

Our client desired to live in a clean, bright, open and uncluttered environment.

We didn't see the inclusion of young children and grandparents and that intention as mutually exclusive so we created lots and lots of strategically placed and evenly distributed built in storage and specified finishes that were as durable and warm as they were toothsome.

Bayside House
© Floto + Warner/OTTO


Bayside House
© Floto + Warner/OTTO
Bayside House
© Floto + Warner/OTTO
Bayside House
© Floto + Warner/OTTO
Bayside House
© Floto + Warner/OTTO
Bayside House
© Floto + Warner/OTTO


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