Houses | Modern Architecture, Interiors | Andrew Franz Architect

Passive house strategies, including a continuously insulated envelope, energy-recovery ventilation and a green roof, guided the design of this Long Island beach home.

East End House

A restoration of and addition to a landmark modernist Fire Island house includes a new guest house, pool, exterior stair, entry pavilion, and landscaping.

Fire Island House

Fire Island House

A new high-performance shared country house in upstate NY is marked by twin gable forms connected by a large, glassed-walled living porch that overlooks the valley below.

Hillside House

This modern, high-performance Martha's Vineyard Beach House integrates passive house principles and is designed to capture the island views, light, and breezes.

Meadow Beach House

Meadow Beach House

The renovation of a NY mid-century modern house by architect Edgar Tafel, involved a full exterior restoration, a new master bathroom, and removal of a prior addition.

Tafel House

The architecture of a contemporary studio and guest house explores indoor-outdoor relationships and works with a restrained palette of local and reclaimed materials.

Maine Studio

The architecture for these trekking cabins features overlapping volumes that create a series of unique spaces such as sleeping lofts and decks for gatherings.

Amber Road Trekking Cabins

Amber Road Trekking Cabins

A renovation of a Fire Island house focuses on creating better views and greater access to outdoor spaces including two new decks connected to the master bedroom suite.

Fire Island House Renovation

Fire Island House Renovation

This Greenwich Village landmark district historic townhouse renovation and enlargement includes a finished garden, outdoor room and an improved penthouse level.

Village Townhouse

Village Townhouse

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