ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 https://www.archdaily.com/783539/fishers-island-house-resolution-4-architecture Sat, 12 Mar 2016 13:00:00 +0000 Cristobal Rojas https://www.archdaily.com/783539/fishers-island-house-resolution-4-architecture Located off the coast of Connecticut and Rhode Island, yet occupying a body of water in the state of New York, Fishers Island is accessible only by ferry. While during the summer months the island’s population swells to over 3000, year-round residents total only about 300. Delivery of daily supplies and materials is therefore limited. Contractors live on the mainland, creating short workdays due to the commute, thereby causing construction of a new home to take longer and effectively cost more. Leveraging off-site construction, shipping volumetric prefabricated modules—complete with plumbing, electrical, and finishes—makes for a much more cost-effective method of building on the island. The boxes were designed specifically not only for the client and site, but also to fit on the standard ferry.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/173128/house-on-fire-island-resolution-4-architecture Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Christopher Henry https://www.archdaily.com/173128/house-on-fire-island-resolution-4-architecture Located on Fire Island, a barrier island off of Long Island, NY, this bayfront house is the summer retreat for a family who lives and works in Manhattan. The house is designed as two distinct volumes, to provide the parents and their adult children with separate quarters for living and entertaining. The volumes are clad in cedar and connected by a glass bridge, sheltering a courtyard and pool, which receive western exposure for maximum daylight.

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