TO THE HAMPTONS, with love

THIS SHINGLE STYLE BEAUTY CELEBRATES THE ART OF SUMMERING IN SOUTHAMPTON.

- BY JENNIFER SPERRY

FERGUSON & SHAMAMIAN ARCHITECTS have shaped these clients' living spaces for nearly 30 years, adjusting for their growing family and changing needs.

“We've known them for decades; they are wonderful people with four college-age children and a keen interest in what design can achieve,” describes Andrew Oyen, principal at Ferguson & Shamamian Architects. Here, Oyen collaborated with partner and founder Oscar Shamamian and project architect Jason Bibens.

After years of renovations in New York City, the clients surprised their architects with a plot of land in Southampton. “It was our first time building something from scratch—everything before had been apartments where you can't draw outside the lines,” says Oyen.

Located in a prominent part of the historic district, the land has an interesting backstory: it was gifted to the faithful caretaker of an estate next door. As a result, it's narrow, and about two acres. For this slice of Long Island, the Ferguson & Shamamian team drew up a gracious Shingle Style home befitting the region.

The more formal front of the house gives way to a family-friendly ell housing the kitchen areas, the wife's office, and a flower room. It feels like a beach house, well designed.