From Westhampton and Westhampton Dunes and stretching across New York’s Long Island to Montauk—known as “the End”—the Hamptons are a popular summer getaway for Manhattanites seeking out beaches, seafood, parties, and a rural lifestyle. The homes in the Hamptons and Montauk are, as you might imagine, as spectacular as the views. From surf shacks to beach bungalows, and shingled estates to prefab homes, these residences below are modern retreats that represent the range of Hamptons architecture.

Two Cedar-Clad Structures Form a Unique Montauk Retreat

This open-air abode in Montauk designed by Robert Young Architects takes advantage of everything lakeside living has to offer without being imposing. East Lake House is clad with natural materials with unfinished cedar siding and raw zinc roofs.

Independent Volumes Make Up This Unique Hamptons Home

Hamptons–based firm Bates Masi + Architects designed Georgica Cove for a family that requested a home built to entertain guests as well as complement its natural landscape.

Seeing What Develops: The Houses at Sagaponac

Along the Montauk Highway lies the contemporary, but controversial, Hamptons development named The Houses at Sagaponac. Gisue and Mojgan Hariri designed Sagaponac House 43 for Heide Banks and Howard Lazar, who were seeking something more modern than their beachfront bungalow.

The Future of Homebuilding: Half-Priced Hamptons

Manhattan–based firm Resolution: 4 Architecture has experience designing expansive projects in the Hamptons, and now they’re bringing prefabricated modular homes to the waterfront community.

Modernist Charles Gwathmey’s Personal Hamptons Home

As the personal Hamptons retreat for the iconic modernist architect Charles Gwathmey, the stark white home stands two stories high with geometric accents that highlight Gwathmey’s signature style.

Montauk Party House by Keuka Studios

Glass siding and interior industrial accents in this home by Keuka Studios ensure that the home doesn’t detract from the view.

You Won't Lose Your Wi-Fi Connection at This Hamptons Retreat

Studio Zung designed this barn-style bungalow in the Hamptons as an energy-efficient abode where you can stay connected to your tech without leaving a large carbon footprint. The Atelier 216 project in Amagansett molds natural materials to fit its rustic-industrial look.

Waterfront House by Verona Carpenter Architects

Clad in its inky exterior, this modern Montauk home along the beachfront is a redesign from the original home that was built on the property in 1950. The renovation was designed by Verona Carpenter Architects to let more of the outdoors into the home by refacing all of the rooms towards the outside.

Kid Tested, Mother Approved

Joseph Tanney of Resolution: 4 Architecture designed this home to be indestructible, resilient to both the residing family and the surrounding natural conditions.

Hamptons Residence by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

This Hamptons home runs adjacent to the southern coast of Long Island, and was designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson to bend parallel to maximize the views of the water.

A Family Retreat in the Hamptons Bridles Wind, Water, and Light

Manhattanites George and Catherine recruited Bates Masi + Architects to design their modern Montauk home in the Hamptons after seeing the stunning Amagansett residence designed by Masi. The sliding glass walls are perfect for letting the natural beauty and breeze into the home.

A Photographer’s Retreat in Montauk

The photographer client initially used Bluff Hollow as a place where he could pin up his work, and where his son could escape to do his writing. With the goal of bringing it up to date, while also preserving the original retreat atmosphere, Stelle Lomont Rouhani chose calming and recessive finishes that would create a peaceful effect.

At Home with Mikey DeTemple

Professional surfer and filmmaker, Mikey DeTemple uses his Montauk home as a surf shack for when he wants to take a small vacation from his current Brooklyn residence.

The Montauk Beach House

You don't have to own your own modern house in Montauk just to have a Hamptons getaway—The Montauk Beach House is the perfect boutique hotel for anyone who wants to take a beach trip on the East Coast.

Green Sustainable Home in Montauk

For his sister and brother-in-law, Paul Masi of Bates Masi + Architects designed a house whose defining feature is a double-height living-dining-kitchen space that opens to the outdoors when large glass pocket doors slide out of sight. "We wanted to bring the outdoors in and make it a seamless transition," the client Victoria Pryor says.

A Revamped Midcentury Wrapped in Glass and Timber

Philip Johnson Architecture Studio redesigned this East Hamptons project originally built in the 1960s. The home has been given a contemporary exterior, with an interior that shows off some midcentury flair.

Oyster Shores, East Hamptons

Oyster Shores by Yankee Barn Homes is a barn-style beach bungalow that has a charcoal-finished exterior that contrasts its bright and airy interiors. Natural wood and stone materials are seen throughout the interior of the house.

Hero Beach Club

A surf shack with a modern twist, Hero Beach Club is a revamped motel decorated to impart a Memphis-meets-tropical feel.

A Montauk Vacation Home Finds Common Ground With its Natural Surroundings

The original home on this Montauk property was faced with the same problem many other postwar homes in the area faced—a disconnect from nature. Bates Masi + Architects aimed to reconstruct the Hither Hills home to be more in congruence with the steep topography that surrounds it.

Glass and Steel Abode in East Hampton

This house champions indoor/outdoor living with its industrial steel-and-glass clad exterior. The home was designed by Juan A. Figueroa, and is a striking structure among the Hamptons landscape.

This Hamptons Getaway Blends Seamlessly Into a Lush Landscape

With its green roof and timber exteriors, Peconic House couldn't harmonize any better with the lush beachfront. Studio Mapos designed the home with a simple material palette, and an abundance of space across the two stories that are built into the hillside.

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