The Smith Family has asked us to design an addition to their home overlooking Long Island Sound. The existing house—an internationally recognized work designed in 1965 by architect Richard Meier—no longer fully meets their needs. While the owners want the new spaces to address their current lifestyle, they have emphasized that the addition must respect the character and architectural integrity of the original Meier design, yet still establish its own distinct identity.

This project centers on exploring how new three-dimensional forms, spatial hierarchies, and organizational systems can be composed in relation to an existing architectural work. The goal is to develop a design whose massing and formal logic respond harmoniously to the existing structure while asserting a clear, contemporary presence of its own.