A barn raising: Twist on classic structure emerges in Hamptons

East End builders are reinterpreting traditional forms in modern style

Designer Mark Zeff’s barn-style home in East Hampton.
Designer Mark Zeff’s barn-style home in East Hampton.

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From the July issue: Mark Zeff spent a long six months negotiating the purchase of a cottage for himself near Gardiners Bay in East Hampton before the deal fell apart in 2013. So the owner of what was then an eponymously named design firm working on everything from luxury yachts to global branding bought land near the bay and constructed his own dream home instead. [more]