Found in Amagansett, New York, the Elizabeth II home from Bates Masi Architects was built with acoustics in mind. Each material used was chosen for how they would manipulate and enhance the structure’s interior, characterized by parallel walls that give privacy and insulate the house from the town noise outside.
As the first design of its kind from the company, Bates Masi put most of their focus on performance spaces and not the home’s overall aesthetic. Because the half-acre plot is in the middle of a bustling resort town, the firm spent a lot of time researching how “architectural acoustics [drive] the form, materials and detail of the house.”
