Noyack Regency

The clients divide their time between California and New York City. For their summer home they preferred a more modern stucco house to a traditional shingled one, so we suggested the Hollywood Regency style. Two precedents came to mind: the 1930s Coral Casino Club in Santa Barbara and a deco-style house by John Staub in Houston. These precedents were a source for many features of this home, including the long terraces with their slender posts, the expansive loggia with its outdoor living areas, and the oversize French doors and casement windows. The octagonal central tower recalls the lighthouse-like gestures of the Coral Casino.

For the interiors, the streamlined decorative moldings defer to the architectural brio of the house’s signature rooms and features: the sweeping main stair, the grand living room with its clerestories and monumental fireplace, and a double-height primary bath in the octagonal tower.

For the landscape design, the gently curved driveway leads past the tennis court and guest house, both set in expansive lawns with perimeter trees planted for privacy. A wetlands buffer of native plantings lines the waterfront and bulkhead. A circular swimming pool, inspired by one in Beverly Hills, is the center of this home’s summer lifestyle.