40.7654° N, 73.4180° W
Vanderbilt Chateau
Coordinates40.7654° N, 73.4180° W
RegionDix Hills, New York
Area12,000 sq ft
StatusCompleted
Year2025
MaterialsLimestone stucco · Dark-framed steel · Hand-laid stone
A modern French chateau set behind stone pillars on Vanderbilt Parkway — a symmetrical limestone facade drawn tight against a steep charcoal roof, lit at dusk so the house reads as a single warm volume held in a dark frame.
Move Through the House
Movement 01
The Weight of Arrival
A semicircular drive rises to a recessed arched entry, flanked by stone pillars topped with lanterns. The door is not announced; it is discovered beneath the arch.
Movement 02
The Garden, Held Open
At the rear, doors open to a stone patio, a long pool, and a timber pavilion with its own hearth — the evening arranged for a single table that can grow to twenty.