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A New Website That Catalogs the Mid-Century Modernist Heritage of Fire Island Pines

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At 601 Tuna Walk is Bromley Caldari Architects' 2013 Renovation of a 1960s A-frame structure by an unknown architect. Image © Mikiko Kikuyama

At just 1,310 feet (400 meters) across at its widest point, Fire Island, a barrier island to the south of Long Island in New York, may not seem like an ideal place to host a community. Nonetheless, the island is home to a number of small villages, whose seclusion and proximity to the ocean make them popular getaway locations. With its beach atmosphere (the community is only accessible by ferry) and its growing reputation from the 1960s onward as a safe space for the gay community, Fire Island Pines is one such popular summer destination. As the village grew in the post-war years, the care-free recreational lifestyle encouraged by Fire Island Pines' setting was an ideal proving ground for many of the ideals of mid-century modernist house design, with architects such as the prolific Horace Gifford—who designed 40 homes in Fire Island Pines alone—answering the call.

House on Fire Island / Studio Twenty Seven Architecture

House on Fire Island / Studio Twenty Seven Architecture - Exterior Photography, Houses, Facade, TableHouse on Fire Island / Studio Twenty Seven Architecture - Interior Photography, Houses, TableHouse on Fire Island / Studio Twenty Seven Architecture - Interior Photography, Houses, Stairs, Facade, HandrailHouse on Fire Island / Studio Twenty Seven Architecture - Interior Photography, Houses, Bedroom, BedHouse on Fire Island / Studio Twenty Seven Architecture - More Images+ 13

Fire Island Pines, United States
  • Architects: Studio Twenty Seven Architecture: Studio 27 Architecture
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  1550 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2007
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  AXOR, Hansgrohe, Duravit, Fisher & Paykel, Sherwin-Williams, +12