Next in our series of roundups presenting houses from different US states, it's New York's turn. The Empire State's top rural residences include a Hamptons home shaded with strips of canvas and a secluded writer's retreat (+ slideshow).
Pound Ridge House by KieranTimberlake
US firm KieranTimberlake nestled this home into a rocky outcrop, with mirrored cladding that reflects the forested landscape and sky.
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Pierson's Way by Bates Masi Architects
Bates Masi Architects referenced Long Island's traditional potato barns with this cedar-shingled home made up of several gabled blocks, which feature chimneys nestled into rooftop recesses.
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Polygon Studio by Jeffery Poss and Workus Studio
This small wooden hut is a combined guest house and sculpture studio perching on the edge of Lake George.
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Writer's Studio by Cooper Joseph Studio
Budding novelists will lust after this upstate writer's hideaway designed by New York City architects Cooper Joseph Studio.
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Amagansett Dunes House by Bates Masi Architects
This house in Amagansett by Bates Masi Architects is designed to take advantage of its windy site on Long Island's south shore.
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