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FE058

Old Westbury House

FE058

Old Westbury House

Located in Old Westbury, NY, this renovation transforms a 1970s suburban home into a harmonious blend of living spaces, social areas, and an art gallery. The design respects the home’s original restrained palette while introducing new elements, such as a cedar-lined sauna, a perforated screen for privacy and light diffusion, and a sculptural concrete bench and shower in the steam room. These thoughtful interventions create a functional yet artistic retreat.

  • Location: Old Westbury, NY‍
  • Client: Private
  • Concrete Fabrication: OSO
  • General Contractor: Aero Construction
  • Status: Built
  • Photographs: Hanna Grankvist

A young gallerist purchased a 1970’s house in suburban Long Island with the goal of creating a mix of social spaces, areas for displaying art, and places for living. Our interior and exterior renovations riff on the restraint of the original palette while making space for new uses.

A young gallerist purchased a 1970’s house in suburban Long Island with the goal of creating a mix of social spaces, areas for displaying art, and places for living. Our interior and exterior renovations riff on the restraint of the original palette while making space for new uses.

A young gallerist purchased a 1970’s house in suburban Long Island with the goal of creating a mix of social spaces, areas for displaying art, and places for living. Our interior and exterior renovations riff on the restraint of the original palette while making space for new uses.

A young gallerist purchased a 1970’s house in suburban Long Island with the goal of creating a mix of social spaces, areas for displaying art, and places for living. Our interior and exterior renovations riff on the restraint of the original palette while making space for new uses.

A concrete bench and shower hug one edge of the steam room.

A concrete bench and shower hug one edge of the steam room.

A concrete bench and shower hug one edge of the steam room.

A concrete bench and shower hug one edge of the steam room.

A screen limits views into the changing area but allows some dappled light. The larger holes at eye level preserve views from the inside to the outside without compromising the intimacy of the space.

A screen limits views into the changing area but allows some dappled light. The larger holes at eye level preserve views from the inside to the outside without compromising the intimacy of the space.

A screen limits views into the changing area but allows some dappled light. The larger holes at eye level preserve views from the inside to the outside without compromising the intimacy of the space.

A screen limits views into the changing area but allows some dappled light. The larger holes at eye level preserve views from the inside to the outside without compromising the intimacy of the space.

Cedar boards line the curved interior of the sauna.

Cedar boards line the curved interior of the sauna.

Cedar boards line the curved interior of the sauna.

Cedar boards line the curved interior of the sauna.

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