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Completed in September 2026, This 1500 sq.ft. home is on an east facing slope in Port Washington. It is one of 43 closely spaced homes, a cooperative community, formally a bungalow colony, originally squatter shacks for workers of a sand/gravel quarry. Recently, with increased property values, accessible location, quality schools, and direct train line to Manhattan, the bungalows have been torn down and replaced with contemporary fulltime homes with projecting decks, dangerous stairs that...

Stuart was recently asked to speak for SoHo Design District's panel "A Practical Approach to Sustainability." The panel covered how Stuart and his fellow panelists are embracing a more measured, honest, and incremental path with effective sustainability strategies.

Set high above Hempstead Harbor on Long Island’s North Shore, this proposed residence is shaped by a steep, dramatic site and an expansive relationship to the water. Rather than treating the hillside as an obstacle, the design uses the topography as a defining element of the architecture. A steel pier foundation elevates the residence above the slope, allowing the building to touch the ground lightly while reducing disturbance to the existing landscape. The structural approach gives the house...