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Prominent shingled gables grace the front and back of this 5,525 sq ft residence.  The roof lines are unified as the lower roofs sweep up to the highest peak.  Second floor master suite includes a roofed deck with views in three directions.  Kitchen breakfast and family room share one large space and the adjacent den provides a quiet retreat.

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5 Bedroom 6,056 sq ft shingled house modeled after a turn-of -the 19th century house by English architect Voysey.  The simple yet bold symmetrical hip roof form is highlighted with front and side porches, broad groups of casement windows, and a brick and stucco chimney.  There is a detached garage with recreational facilities linked by a courtyard garden.

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This 5,366 sq ft home presents a restrained and balanced face to the street with English style dormers and window bays.  On the rear there are bold gables, covered porch with deck above and round breakfast room bay.  All parts of the building are accessible including the first-floor master suite.

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9,353 SF custom built Country House with prominent overhangs, two-story cylindrical bay, large stucco chimneys, has every possible amenity while also honoring the subtle good taste of its English roots.  The flat roof dormers and restrained detailing show the early influences of modernism on turn-of-the-19th century English design.  Situated on 7 1/2 acres abutting reserved farmland the estate includes a restored antique barn (circa 1750), Carriage House and Pool House/Recreational Pavilion.  Ideal horse or private farm with trail leading to Ocean Beach.

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6,195 SF  residence and Pool House/Recreational Pavilion.  The Davis team styled the exterior of this house very closely on the English cottage vernacular including the hipped gables and gablets.  The interior combines 1920s inspired painted woodwork with contemporary tile designs.

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Fanciful shingle style residence artfully combining sweeping gable roof lines with the cylindrical tower and front porch.  The compact design fits many features on a small site while preserving the cottage scale and character.

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Typical of many of the seaside resort cottages of the Hamptons this 6,268 SF residence combines traditional exterior features in a rambling well organized and appropriately detailed composition.  The welcoming front porch is the focus of the front of the house while the rear elevation fully opens the inside to the outside.

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This 3,256 SF residence presents a strong and artful traditional cottage design without overpowering its small site.  The front elevation includes tower, entry porch, second floor deck, bay window and garage all properly scaled and detailed.  Brick chimneys flank the house and a large terrace enjoys the privacy of the backyard.

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Proof that a major resort residence can have refined good taste, this 8,201 SF house is a shingled rendition of a traditional turn-of-the-19th century English country house.  The horizontal emphasis of the porch and bands of windows is accented by the not exactly symmetrical gable roofs.  The interior combines openness where appropriate with comfortably scaled traditional library, dining and media rooms.

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This 4,044 SF residence on a corner lot puts the entry porch on the street side corner, the garage on the east corner and a bedroom wing on the opposite corner, creating privacy for the backyard terrace. The diagonal interior flow from entry through living/dining room to kitchen and breakfast makes the most of the limited space.

DESCRIPTION: A series of hipped gable roofs make this 7,226 SF house light and airy on the inside while simultaneously traditional and cozy on the outside.  Room placement is not arbitrary, but is a careful balance of form and function.  The detached garage is combined with pool house.

DESCRIPTION: This 5,841 SF residence uses the forms and proportions of the traditional American two-story farmhouse expanded to serve a modern growing family without becoming pretentious.  The entry porch is expanded to become a welcoming porte-cochere.

DESCRIPTION: Less common in the Davis repertoire, this 6,023 SF house features the "Dutch" gambrel style roof, rendered here with a broader and softer profile than one often sees.  Entry, family, kitchen, breakfast and mud room porch all orient toward the southeast whereas the first-floor master bedroom is on the opposite quiet side of the house.  Master and living room share an ample screened porch.

DESCRIPTION: This 4,591 SF residence is a straightforward example of the American Shingle Style architecture.  Prominent gables with decorative shingle designs at the peak.  The focus is a large front porch featuring a subtle arch with more shingle patterns.  The second floor master bedroom enjoys a deck with views.

DESCRIPTION: Although fully shingled this 5,207 SF residence traces its roots to English medieval architecture as interpreted by turn-of-the-19th century British architects.  The tall primary roof form is broken by minimal interruptions on the entry side, but breaks out exuberantly on the rear.  The garage and recreation room is attached by a mud room link.

DESCRIPTION: This 6,116 SF residence artfully combines steep roofed English vernacular, including the bay window hanging from the end gable, with traditional American shingle features such as the entry porch and the eyebrow windows over the living room.

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Based on a country house by English architect Voysey the entry facade has a crisp no-nonsense boldness with a typically English minimal emphasis on decoration and porch.  The rear elevation continues these strong simple lines while simultaneously opening the 5,910 SF house to abundant light and fresh air.

DESCRIPTION: Balance without boring symmetry distinguishes this shingle style house.  Roofs sweep low all around the house while a pair of faceted bays enliven the back elevation  The house contains 5,967 SF.

DESCRIPTION: Starting with the steep pitched English vernacular this 5,711 SF house adds a number of shingle style features including the doghouse dormers and large porch on the front; the inset deck on the side; and the arched recess on the rear.  The house also adjusts to the slightly sloping site with the split-level plan and a dynamic shift in the primary elevations outside.

DESCRIPTION: This house started life as a typical 1960's ranch, but has been functionally and aesthetically updated.  While the basic structure and roof lines were preserved gables and trim were added giving more visual excitement and traditional character.  Also added was a second-floor bedroom bath and siting room plus a dramatic spiral staircase to a topmost observation roof deck.

DESCRIPTION: Situated on a bluff overlooking the water this 4,915 SF residence incorporates a number of fanciful shingle style features including the "lighthouse" stairway tower, faceted dormers, corner tower and porthole windows.

DESCRIPTION: Although designed to look like a regular shingle style house, this 5,660 SF residence is "upside down" with all major rooms on the second floor to maximize views and avoid a busy road in front.  Visitors approach the second floor through a series of separate short runs of stairs to avoid being confronted with a single mammoth stairway.  Second floor decks give ample outdoor space off the master bedroom and off the kitchen.

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The quaint English cottage for the man who has and wants everything is 6.650 SF.  Gablets punctuate tall hipped roofs.  The tall sculptural chimneys and the two-story gang of casement windows in the living room are particularly English features.  The staircase wraps around one of the fireplaces in the entry . 

In addition to the 7 bedroom main house, there is a 3-car carriage house with 900 SF of living space.

DESCRIPTION: The emphasis is on harmony of all the parts as the predominantly horizontal lines of all the roof planes dovetail together.  The 6,488 SF house is bent slightly on each side of the two-story living room; on the entry side this nestles the porch and on the rear opens the house to more of the yard.

DESCRIPTION: Permitted by zoning to build slightly higher than the typical Davis house there is a dynamic interplay between the dominant pair of gables and the sweeping porch roof with eyebrow dormer in the center.  This 5,422 SF design works well either on a corner lot or on a regular rectangular lot.

DESCRIPTION: Entry porch with a bow window is capped by a dominant gable with a traditional Palladium window.  Traditional doghouse dormers bring light to the second floor elsewhere in the house.  The L-shaped 5,400 square-foot plan allows the living room and the family/kitchen to share an exterior terrace and rural views.

DESCRIPTION: This design realized the client's dream for a symmetrical two-story French style stucco house.  Two sisters and their families share the 5,086 SF house so the second-floor bedrooms open to a second living room, and large roof deck.

DESCRIPTION: Multiple gables combine the horizontal and vertical elements with emphasis on the arched entry porch in this 5,871 SF shingle style residence.  All parts of this six bedroom house were designed to be accessible by wheelchair.

DESCRIPTION: Designed with elegance, this 5,600 SF house incorporates characteristic English country house features including: tall roof with minimal interruptions, hipped gables, wrap-around corner window gangs, and subtle indented entry porch.  The living room gains extra height by stepping down from the entry.  The garage was filled in for extra bedrooms and an accessory garage was built.

DESCRIPTION: Graceful shingles rendition of a turn-of-the-century stucco English country house, this 6,340 SF residence includes large light filled rooms and all amenities with peaceful self-confident design.

DESCRIPTION: At 4,482 SF this a more compact version of the English country houses seen in many Davis team designs.  The "buttressed" corner, the extended garden wall, and the arched inset entry all come from English roots while the generous ganged doors and windows create a light and airy interior.

DESCRIPTION: The paneled chimney, eyebrow dormer, built-in dovecote motive, and prominent corner porch with Sunburst design on this 4,687 SF residence are all features typical of American shingle style which has been popular in the Hamptons since the 1880's.

DESCRIPTION: This 5,270 SF residence was designed to maximize views of the wraparound pond.  The active roof design echoes images of birds in flight or whitecaps on the pond.  Even so, the floor plan is resolved with a natural flow from entry to living room, dining room, kitchen and family room.

DESCRIPTION: The rugged peaks of an English country house are made softer and friendlier in this shingled 5,920 SF house by breaking the roof volumes into smaller parts and angling the plan in the middle.  Angling the plan also helps clearly define the entry, service, outdoor recreation and outdoor open lawn areas.

DESCRIPTION: The no-nonsense straight gables of American colonial design are arranged in a 5,245 SF layout appropriate for both summer resort use and year-round use.  The central living hall links all other parts of the house so the living room is not the "forgotten room".

DESCRIPTION: A summer fun factory, this 4,491 SF residence with second floor pond views with a large two-story recreational/entry porch.  The large size of the primary roof is made friendly with the smaller size of the flanking gables, the eyebrow windows and porch detailing.

DESCRIPTION: A shingled house with English Tudor style roots.  The stocky overhanging front gable supported by brackets and the 15 foot wide arched bay window, plus the steep roof lines and the ganged windows all give this 4,905 SF house a slightly medieval flair.

DESCRIPTION: The L-shaped plan of this 4,367 SF house on a corner lot creates a private backyard.  The design is an assemblage of simple gable and shed roofs reminiscent of local farm and barn compounds, made more elegant with well-designed trim and window detailing.

DESCRIPTION: A modest country cottage from the front, this 4,352 SF residence opens up in the back with porches and a multitude of dormer windows and French doors.  The living room is a few steps down from the dining room and kitchen and linked directly to both.

DESCRIPTION: Designed with a slightly lower roof height than most Davis designs this 4,000 SF residence has a peaceful and simple series of gable roofs facing both the street and the backyard.  Master bedroom is on the first floor with a small private sitting room.

DESCRIPTION: A shingle house with a dynamic combination of major and minor roof gables is both visually exciting and compositionally balanced.  Nothing in the 4,905 SF plan appears out of place or extraneous.  The compact second floor contains a master bedroom plus 3 additional bedrooms.

DESCRIPTION: Inspired by English country houses with steep roof lines sweeping from high to low, this 4,644 SF residence stretches long to give all rooms maximum exterior exposure.  The central living hall has flanking fireplaces and a cathedral ceiling.

DESCRIPTION: A logical L-shaped plan for a corner lot, the wings of this 4,700 SF house shield the swimming pool from both road frontages.  The corner entry porch sets up a series of interior diagonal connections between rooms.

DESCRIPTION: One of the simpler and smaller designs in the Davis portfolio this 4,033 SF residence is always a favorite.  It is traditional without being boring and self-confident without being overdone.

DESCRIPTION: This 4,025 SF residence has an intentionally low overall height but still contains a master bedroom and bath plus 3 additional bedrooms with full bathrooms on the second floor.  The repetition of gable roof line with the slight arched trim design gives a pleasing continuity to the design.