{"id":3293,"date":"2025-08-13T17:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T17:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/?p=3293"},"modified":"2025-08-15T15:28:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T15:28:28","slug":"desai-chia-creates-upstate-new-york-home-with-crisp-silhouettes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2025\/08\/13\/desai-chia-creates-upstate-new-york-home-with-crisp-silhouettes\/","title":{"rendered":"Desai Chia creates Upstate New York home with “crisp silhouettes”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Farm buildings informed the design of Stanfordville House in New York by US studio Desai Chia Architecture<\/a>, which features charred cedar<\/a>\u00a0cladding and a sculptural roofscape.<\/span><\/p>\n

Situated just beyond the crest of a hill, the Stanfordville House rests within a reclaimed farm totalling 50 acres (20 hectares).<\/p>\n

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Desai Chia Architecture has completed a home in Standordville, New York<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The home was envisioned as “an architectural bridge between its agricultural context and modern family life,” said New York studio Desai Chia Architecture<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The holiday home<\/a> takes its name from its location \u2013 Standfordville, a rural hamlet in Upstate New York<\/a>. The area features rolling hills speckled with barns, trees and wildflowers.<\/p>\n

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Its shape was informed by the rural architecture of the region<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Existing farming facilities in the region served as “vernacular references” for the architects. The design was also shaped by guidance from a feng shui<\/a> master, whom the clients enlisted early on to provide siting parameters for the house.<\/p>\n

“Following his guidance, the home maintains a strong north-south organization, and is oriented to align with particular structures on a distant hill,” the architects said.<\/p>\n

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Charred wood covers part of the exterior<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The main house is composed of a long and short volume, which together form an L shape and encompass 3,555 square feet (330 square metres). There is also a freestanding garage totalling 690 square feet (64 square metres).<\/p>\n

The exterior has a mix of wood, concrete and glass. Blackened cedar<\/a> was primarily used in the upper part of facades and was charred using the traditional Japanese technique known as Shou Sugi Ban.<\/p>\n

Lower areas are clad in accoya wood with a light-grey finish, which matches angled, cast-in-place concrete panels that hold up shade structures over patios.<\/p>\n

“The lightness of the accoya siding and the colour-matched concrete help to define the darkly clad upper volumes,” the team said.<\/p>\n

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The sloped roofs allow for windows to bring light into the interiors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The roofscape lends a sculptural look to the home. The long volume is topped with two shed roofs with opposing slopes, while the other volumes have flat roofs.<\/p>\n

To manage rainwater, the team added scuppers and downspouts that were left exposed to “express and celebrate functional, architectural details”.<\/p>\n

“This low-tech yet effective water management system is one of several visual cues that harken to the agricultural context,” the team said.<\/p>\n