“He Built a Place in the Hamptons for Under a Million by Going Modular: The Amagansett home was delivered to the site in seven pieces”
“The process showed him that “less is more,” [the owner] said. “There’s very little I’d change today if I did it again.””
Thanks to our client for opening his doors.
A Glass House on 165 Acres in Millbrook Hunt Country: https://www.thefullask.com/listings/365-tower-hill
Last week, we visited our MODERN MODULAR Sag Harbor Residence in New York for a punch list walkthrough with the contractor and client, and to review the overall progress of the project.
Below are a few photos from our most recent visit. The project is now very close to completion!
Click here to view the finished renderings of the project: https://www.re4a.com/in-progress#/sag-harbor-residence/
We were on-site this week to check on the progress of our Sag Harbor Residence!
Stone installation at the entry patio is coming along well. Inside, oak hardwood flooring has been installed and is awaiting its final coats of natural finish. Appliance installation is also underway.
Below are some photos from this visit.
Featured on Archinect: Northwest Woods Residence.
https://archinect.com/firms/project/1649/modern-modular-northwest-woods-residence/150543278
Located in the Northwest Woods of East Hampton, this MODERN MODULAR home was designed as a series of indoor and outdoor living spaces organized around privacy, light, and seasonal living.
Built as 10 prefabricated modules and set on site in two days, the project explores how modular construction can support highly custom residential architecture at the high end of the market.
Our MODERN MODULAR Riverhead House on Long Island, completed with Signature Building Systems and Teresi Construction, was awarded the May 2026 Home of the Month by the Modular Home Builders Association.
Article Link: https://www.modularhome.org/home-of-the-month-may-2026/
Project Page: https://www.re4a.com/featured#/riverhead-house-2/
In a recent opinion piece, “An innovative type of housing has stalled in California for decades. Is it finally ready to break through?”, in the San Francisco Chronicle, Allison Arieff recalls how RES4’s entry won the 2003 Dwell Magazine “competition to design a modern, affordable home for what seemed then like an affordable price of $200,000. The winning home, designed by Resolution: 4 Architecture, felt anything but standardized, given its light-filled interiors, large open living space and cozy private ones. The architects beautifully integrated the home with its wooded site with what [we] call ‘modules of use,’ essentially building blocks that can be reconfigured in an endless number of ways….”
Article Link: https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/article/prefab-housing-building-california-22220458.php
Project Link: https://www.re4a.com/prefab#/dwell-home/
Our MODERN MODULAR Sag Harbor Residence is in progress!
Basement framing is coming along well, while siding installation is underway. Both the interior and exterior fireplaces have been installed. With work progressing on the structure, finishes, and details, the house is continuing to take shape.
You can click here to see finished renderings of the project: https://www.re4a.com/in-progress#/sag-harbor-residence/
Our MODERN MODULAR Riverhead House, Lido Beach House II, and Sharon Residence were featured in a recent book by Braun Publishing: Prefab & Modular Housing.
“The prefabrication of components, rooms, or entire buildings has evolved from its origins in rationalized production to become a key area of architectural innovation. Today, rather than viewing it as a limitation, architects increasingly recognize it as an expansion of their creative agency. Within the controlled environment of the workshop, a new architectural culture is emerging, one that unites efficiency, precision, and material awareness with expressive design intent.”
Book Link: https://www.braun-publishing.ch/en/architecture/prefab-modular-housing.html
Lido Beach II Project Link: https://www.re4a.com/featured#/lido-beach-house-ii-2/
Sharon Residence Project Link: https://www.re4a.com/featured#/sharon-residence-1/
Riverhead House: https://www.re4a.com/featured#/riverhead-house-2/
RESOLUTION: 4 ARCHITECTURE listed as one of Best-In-State Residential Architects by Forbes Magazine.
Braun Publishing released “Fascination Mountain Living” featuring our MODERN MODULAR West Stockbridge Residence.
“Residential buildings at such dizzying heights are a reminder that architecture not only creates spaces, but also shapes the relationship between people and their environment. Sloping sites, harsh climates and remote locations present unique challenges, but at the same time offer endless design opportunities that require both technical expertise and innovative solutions.
On the one hand, they open up spectacular views, while on the other allowing innovative solutions for the room program. Each house featured in the captivating volume is a unique example of how aesthetics, functionality and sustainability can be successfully combined. Readers are invited to discover how these homes blend contemporary design with the timeless beauty of mountain environments.”
Book Link: https://www.braun-publishing.ch/en/architecture/fascination-mountain-living.html
Project Link: https://www.re4a.com/featured#/west-stockbridge-residence-featured/
Last week, we visited our MODERN MODULAR Stone Ridge Residence in the Catskills for a punch list walkthrough with the contractor and client. A fresh layer of snow blanketed the site, highlighting the simple volume of the house and its siting on the sloping site.
The snow-covered backdrop accentuated the material palette: muted corrugated metal panels contrast with black accents, while a natural cedar celing adds warm, complementing to cabin-in-the-woods feel.
Click through to see how the house sits in the wooded, rocky landscape.
Click here to see finished renderings of the project: https://www.re4a.com/in-progress#/stone-ridge-residence/
AIA Westchester Hudson Valley awarded our Fenimore Road Renovation / Addition a design award last month. The project was a close collaboration with the owner, interior designer Farah Kathwari, and the contractor to restore and augment this midcentury home, originally designed by Frank Lloyd Wright disciple Kaneji Domoto, who was both an architect and landscape architect.
Project Page: https://www.re4a.com/residential#/fenimore-road-addition-renovation/
We’re honored to have been included in Forbe’s 2025 list of America’s Top 200 Residential Architects. The selection process took over 10 months. Evaluation criteria was strongly based on a strong commitment to regional expression, to the reinforcement of local ‘sense of place’ through design.
Richard Olsen, the Senior Architecture Editor at Forbes, wrote an article about the competition titled ‘Architecture and the American House Now’ where he discusses the importance of place in architectural design:
“In the late 1990s, influential Finnish architect Juhani Pallasmaa warned of the arrival of an ‘era of omnipresent visual images’ and of the culture’s new ‘ocular bias’: ‘Instead of an existentially grounded plastic and spatial experience, architecture has adopted the psychological strategy of advertising and instant persuasion; buildings have turned into image products detached from existential depth and sincerity…’
Today, little more than a quarter-century later, Pallasmaa’s concerns seem almost quaint. We now reside in a world of image inundation, one whose repercussions are only beginning to be acknowledged. With a growing universe of image- and video-oriented social media, in both consumer and business use, there’s not just a bias toward the visual, but a full-blown psychological dependency on it. In architecture, part and parcel of the overabundance of image sources is the deterioration of the notion that architectural solutions ought to simply be local, growing from place.’
We submitted three projects for consideration, showing a range of sensibilities and approaches to the notion of site and place, along with a firm profile showing the range and volume of RES4’s residential works. Click the links below to see our submission PDFs.
Fenimore Road Renovation / Addition: A renovation / addition to a midcentury home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright disciple, architect, and landscape architect Kaneji Domoto, adapted for a modern family lifestyle.
Lido Beach House II: A MODERN MODULAR prefab home lifted for the floodplain and to optimize ocean views and breezes, while being deferential to the cozy beach community.
Millbrook Residence: A luxury modern home and pool house perched atop a hill overlooking the property’s private polo field and long valley views.
Our MODERN MODULAR Lido Beach House II is featured in ‘Fascination Seaside Living - Architecture and Design’ published by Swiss Publisher Braun. The book showcases thirty-five seaside houses from Europe and America. Each demonstrates a particular living condition with earth, water and air.
Lido Beach House II is lifted for beach views and salty breezes at the living space and outdoor spaces, while attempting to be deferential to the cozy beachside neighborhood.
Project Page: https://www.re4a.com/featured#/lido-beach-house-ii-2/
Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/Fascination-Seaside-Living-Architecture-Design/dp/3037682965
Braun Page: https://www.braun-publishing.ch/en/architecture/fascination-seaside-living.html
We are excited to announce that Riverhead House is longlisted for Archello Awards 2024, chosen from over 1,000 entries.
Read more here: https://archello.com/news/archello-awards-2024-longlist-house-of-the-year-rural-medium
The decks are now framed up. This deck will be enclosed as a screened porch. Up in the tree canopy the living spaces evoke the sense of being in a treehouse.
To see finished renderings of the project: https://www.re4a.com/in-progress#/stone-ridge-residence/
Our Belmar Residence, a block from the beach, will be wrapping up in the next couple months.
Pairing some progress photos from a recent site visits and earlier renderings, you can now really get a sense of how the house fits within the neighboring context AND what a great space the large roof deck will be, designed to capture whatever water and beach views we could.
Most of the siding and decking are in place now, and the cedar slatting and trim details are in progress. The slatted details serve both practical and aesthetic purposes. They offer some privacy at the decks from the street, while maintaining a sense of lightness and openness, and they work to break down the volumetric form, providing relief and detail. The trellis (or brise soleil) over the second floor windows will also offer shade, to reduce solar gains inside the house.
To see more: https://www.re4a.com/in-progress#/belmarresidence/
We are thrilled to announce that Resolution: 4 Architecture has made Architizer's list of the 100 Best Architecture and Design Firms in the United States!
Read more here: 100 Best Architecture and Design Firms in the United States
