WOODSTOCK

SAUGERTIES \ NEW YORK

Rectangular swimming pool and stone terrace beside a dark house overlooking wooded mountains.

WOODSTOCK

SAUGERTIES \ NEW YORK

Set along a weathered ridge in the Catskills, the landscape takes its cues from the site’s former life as a bluestone quarry, allowing geology, topography, and long views to shape a design rooted in material honesty and spatial clarity. Stone sourced from the property was reintroduced as steps, benches, a sculptural garden, and a boulder-set fire pit, complemented by Corten steel and board-formed concrete to create a refined yet elemental architectural language. Positioned to frame expansive views across an open meadow and toward the distant mountains, trees and structural plantings establish a rhythm of enclosure and release, drawing the horizon into daily experience. Shallow, nutrient-poor soils informed a resilient palette of drought-tolerant native grasses, perennials, and canopy trees, with seeded meadows evolving over time to enrich both visual depth and ecological presence—shaping a series of quiet outdoor rooms defined by light, land, and the enduring character of the Catskills.

COLLABORATORS

Studio MM Architect

Jennifer L. Salvemini Interiors

Larsen Builders

PHOTOGRAPHY

Landino Photo

Timber garden gate beyond stone-and-grass paving, with boulders and autumn trees.
Pool edge beside golden meadow planting with mountains in the distance.
Broad natural boulder nestled in meadow grasses beside a dark timber house.
Layered stone steps descend beside a concrete wall and autumn planting.
Poolside chaise lounges face autumn woodland and mountains beneath a cloud-filled sky.
Low stone fire pit surrounded by timber benches on gravel.
Small white flowers catching warm light against a softly blurred background.
Bright green moss growing on the ridges of a layered stone boulder.
Dried flower heads standing above autumn foliage in evening light.
Close view of rounded, textured green leaves overlapping in a planting bed.
Abstract metal sculpture among grasses and birch trunks beside the house.
Long stone bench set beside golden grasses at the woodland edge.
Grass-filled grid paving leads through autumn trees toward a garden gate.
Overhead view of grid paving interspersed with grass and surrounded by trees.
Standing figure sculpture rises above meadow grasses backed by autumn woodland.
Tree-like sculpture in a sunken rock garden between glass walls of the house.
Small seated figure perched on a branch of a tree-like metal sculpture.
Wire-mesh garden gate opens onto a narrow path beside the dark house.
Woven lounge chair and stool on a sheltered stone terrace overlooking autumn woodland.
Broad stone steps wind uphill through reddish grasses beside a small path light.
Timber and wire-mesh gate beside a low concrete wall and exposed rock.
Narrow paved walkway beside the dark house, with a boulder and small tree in gravel.
Long swimming pool reflects the sky, with meadow planting, chaise lounges, and a dark house beyond.

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