Southampton Contemporary

Our clients, the interior designer Kelly Behun and her husband, came to us in 2002 after seeing a waterfront house we had designed in Bridgehampton, New York. They admired the home’s transparency and lightness, and wanted to replicate these effects on their spectacular five-acre oceanfront site in Southampton Village. They envisioned a similarly transparent house, but with a brighter contemporary palette typical of Behun’s style.

Project Info

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S|B Architecture

John Berson
Stella Papadopoulos

S|B Landscape Architecture

Sarah Porter

Collaborators

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Landscape Contractor

Whitmores Inc.

Interiors

Bonetti/Kozerski Architecture D.P.C
Kelly Behun Studio

Landscape Architect

Reed Hilderbrand LLC Eric Kramer, Project Manager

Press & Awards

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Press — 2013

Summer at Its Best – The Long View

Elle Décor

Unobstructed views stretch south to the Atlantic and north to Coopers Neck Pond. Setback requirements inspired a linear composition of three one-room-deep structures—main house, cabana, and guest house—unified by Luget limestone, Valders decks, teak windows, and white metal eaves.

The ocean-facing kitchen and family room with features and furniture designed by Kelly Behun and Bonetti/Kozerski. Bleached walnut, Carrera marble, and stainless steel are used throughout.

The main house is a two-story structure comprised of an entry hall, loggia, living room, kitchen and family room, library, and upstairs bedrooms. Corner windows and large expanses of glass are precisely deployed to take advantage of the views.

The river-stone-lined reflecting pool at the east end of the house features a sculpture by Joel Shapiro.

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