Follow along as we document the construction progress of our home design and development projects across the country.
This ADU based on our Little Cottage model is completely off-grid. It utilizes a solar array and battery bank to generate power, a water collection system and filtered cistern for water, and low-draw appliances and equipment throughout.
This family compound combines a main home, garage, and ADU across a wooded, 7 acre property in the eastern Catskill Mountains, NY.
This property is located just west of the Hudson River near the town of Catskill in New York. It is a two-and-a-half-hour drive from New York City.
Our client's family has been spending summers here going back five generations. HUTS was tasked with creating a code-compliant accessory dwelling and upgrading the infrastructure to support it.
With a large principal suite and soaring vaulted ceilings throughout, this second home for a New York-based bachelor makes a big impression with a not-too-big modern cabin.
This fully custom property is designed around the kitchen, its views over the Delaware River and its natural light for filming. With the kitchen at the center, the home features two bedroom wings, a full wrap-around covered deck and a secret movie theater.
This new primary home implements building science based on Passive Principles. A south-facing, wraparound porch surrounds the T-shaped home, reducing solar gain during the day and bringing the family closer to the beautiful land that surround them.
This two-bedroom, two-bathroom rental sits on a small lot surrounded by farm fields and state land. With stunning views of rolling hills and ridgelines, this Small-L has been modified to fully embrace its scenic surroundings, offering a perfect retreat.
On a flat, wooded lot perched over the Delaware River, we designed our client's second home in Narrowsburg, NY. Based on our Medium Bar, the project has been modified to include a half bath at the entry, a pantry and under-stair laundry room.
This property in the Western Catskills is a short-term rental designed for flyfishermen. Feet from one of the famed trout creeks of the area, this efficient modified Medium Bar has sleeping areas for 12 while not feeling oversized for a couple stay.
This family home is designed to take advantage of its setting: perched nearly a mile off the road at the top of a hill, overlooking layers of ridge lines and mountains in the Catskills.
We modified our 3-bedroom Village Standard to include a dedicated office space, a flexible loft, a full basement, and roof overhangs to create weather-protected porch space.
This property in Sun Valley started as a small, 60's era kit home with a poor layout and insufficient space to function as the primary home for out client and her family.
This full-time family residence is based on our Big Bar Standard. In anticipation of more children on their way, we extended the main living space, raised the roof and added a flexible loft for a children's playspace.
At this home in Saugerties, two gable-roofed volumes - one housing a large principal suite and the other housing guest bedrooms and entertaining spaces - are connected by a sleek glass corridor.
Our project in Andes, NY includes a custom main house and an ADU. We advised that our clients start with the construction of the ADU, which features three sleeping areas, living, kitchen and dining space in a 468 SF footprint.
A primary home based on our Big-L Standard, featuring a garage and in-law suite addition. Perched on a point of land with steep topography and surrounded on three sides by a reservoir, each modification is designed to maximize water views from every room.
This modified Big Bar is a study in indoor-outdoor living. The living space seamlessly flows to the outdoor dining, lounge and plunge pool.
Designed as an efficient primary home for a couple moving out of New York City, the space includes a primary suite, a guest bedroom, an art studio (complete with spray booth) and a dedicated work-from-home office.
This custom home utilizes elements of our Standards, and reimagines their execution to create a shed roof, winged layout, and front and back elevations that each present a very different read of the house.
Up near Livingston Manor in the western Catskills, you'll find Tanzman Lake. We helped our clients imagine how to turn develop their raw 7-acre parcel, thick with tree cover and marked by topographic shifts, into a world-class music recording destination.
A two-building compound for dirt bike and motocross enthusiasts. The garage building is designed for bike storage, repairs, and with an eye towards a future phase of converting the loft into an apartment.
Our client purchased a subdivisable parcel in the White Mountain for investment purposes, and engaged HUTS to design and develop the land for the highest and best use.
A multi-generational family destination sited on a 40 acre parcel with nearly 2000 feet of frontage along Lake Erie. Designed to disappear into the landscape, the home is invisible from the long driveway approach,.