Alvise Orsini Takes On a Southampton Landmark Built Like a Castle

One of Southampton's best-known buildings has a new hand behind it. Galerie has published a look at the property, which is known locally for an exterior that borrows the look of a castle, after designer Alvise Orsini gave it new life. Orsini's approach is bold and layered, and his style favors more rather than less. The result sets a fortress-like outline against an interior built for abundance. On the South Fork, where shingle and clapboard set the tone, this building has long stood out from its neighbors. For readers who follow how significant American houses are cared for and passed on, this is the kind of project worth noticing: a designer with a strong point of view taking on a building the Hamptons already know by sight, and giving it new energy without trying to make it disappear.

With reporting from Galerie.