Our Westchester Estate is a newly constructed house designed in the spirit and grandeur of turn-of-the-century Hudson River mansions, while transcending notions of the “traditional” residence through its highly personalized interior design and programming. The handsome, stone-clad exterior remains, with select architectural modifications to expand the lower level and interiors of a stately, modernized classic aesthetic. The lower level has been transformed into a series of social, wellness and entertainment spaces, featuring a luxurious fitness area and spa with sophisticated leather and wood details, a hidden, speakeasy-style bar, and poker room. Additional educational programming within the west wing includes an expanded theater and lecture hall for multidisciplinary, intellectual talks and social interaction. As a secondary home, this residence reflects our client’s personal tastes and interests as well as those of his children while allowing each room to stand out as its own unique place and experience. Layered details, tones and textured materials are warm and inviting, and express a continuity of the architecture among a collection of rooms, public and private, intended as both family retreat and an institute for colleagues and peers.