The Hamptons is an exclusive enclave of private holiday homes and sandy beaches at the eastern end of Long Island in New York. We've rounded up ten houses that make the most of the ocean views. More about Ten of the best homes in the Hamptons
Tall windows and timber framing feature in this 1830s church building in New York, which has been converted into a cultural facility by Skolnick Architecture and Design Partnership. More about Skolnick Architecture converts historic Hamptons church into an arts centre
New York designer Athena Calderone has renovated her mid-century home in the Long Island town of Amagansett with plaster walls, linen fabric, marble and second-hand finds. More about Athena Calderone revitalises her Long Island home with plaster walls and vintage finds
Brooklyn design-build studio Desciencelab has overhauled a gabled house in Montauk on the furthest tip of Long Island with greyed cladding and teak interiors. More about Greyed wood clads renovated Montauk beach house by Desciencelab
Long Island seaside town Amagansett has become a hotspot for New Yorker’s holiday homes. We’ve rounded up six retreats for welcoming warmer days. More about Six holiday havens on the Long Island beach town of Amagansett
US firm Bates Masi Architects has lifted this New York home above the ground and added lower-level screens to let water pass underneath, helping ensure that "flooding becomes a non-threatening event". More about Bates Masi designs Kiht'han house on Long Island to endure periodic flooding
Long Island architecture studio Kevin O'Sullivan + Associates has created a house in Amagansett, New York with wood prevalent inside and out to highlight the vernacular architecture in the region. More about KOS+A builds cedar-clad Amagansett house with wood interiors
Bi-national studio 1100 Architect has renovated a cottage in the Hamptons to create spaces where "old and new are impossible to distinguish from each other". More about 1100 Architect refurbishes 1970s cottage tucked into Long Island's sand dunes
Coloured skylights offer rainbow-hued illuminations on one side of this holiday cottage that Nina Edwards Anker has designed in Long Island, while the other is covered in cedar shingles. More about Skylights create rainbow patterns inside cedar-covered Cocoon House by Nina Edwards Anker
Hospitality company Bridgeton and Studio Tack have collaborated to open the Marram hotel, formerly the Atlantic Terrace, in Montauk influenced by the colours and textures of the sand that covers the neighbouring landscape. More about Montauk hotel takes its sand-coloured palette from its beachy surroundings
Brooklyn firm Studio Tack has revamped a mid-century motel on the North Fork of Long Island to include cabin-like bedrooms and a restaurant that feels "like a ferry crossing the sound". More about Studio Tack updates 1950s Sound View hotel on Long Island's waterfront
Brooklyn designer Michael Yarinsky has renovated a home on Long Island's eastern-most tip with crisp white interiors, several lights by Ladies & Gentleman and ethereal Calico wallpaper. More about Michael Yarinsky enlivens Long Island house with the help of Brooklyn design studios
New York's Studio Robert McKinley has created a rentable vacation home on Long Island that doubles as a showroom, where guests can test out a range of carefully selected decor, from z-shaped dining chairs to Noguchi lighting. More about Robert McKinley creates "shoppable" holiday rental in New York beach town
Attorney Kristen Pennessi has designed this boutique hotel in Greenport Village, Long Island, as a modern reference to the area's fishing and whaling heritage. More about The Menhaden hotel offers salute to maritime heritage of Long Island
New York architect Debbie Kropf has designed a boutique wellness retreat in the Hamptons, Long Island, which teams Japanese details and elements of the local architecture. More about Japanese-influenced Shou Sugi Ban House provides a wellness retreat in the Hamptons
Architect Jerome Engelking sought to avoid metaphors and "overt symbolism" while conceiving this glass-and-wood holiday home for a secluded site on New York's Long Island. More about Jerome Engelking designs Wuehrer House for forest clearing in the Hamptons
As the weather warms up in the US, we've picked out eight houses in New York's Long Island that are perfect for relaxing, including a bayside residence with an infinity pool by Marvel Architects and a beachfront home topped with grass by Mapos Studio. More about Eight New York residences ideal for celebrating the start of summer
A micro vineyard, a rooftop garden and an abundance of artwork are among the features in an island retreat that New York architect Vibeke Lichten has created for her family. More about Vibeke Lichten designs her own concrete Eco House for secluded New York island
American studio Ryall Sheridan Architects has elevated this cedar-clad holiday home on New York's Long Island to allow floodwaters to pass underneath. More about Ryall Sheridan raises Wetlands House above coastal site on New York's Long Island
Clay bricks "stacked in a random pattern" create varying hues across the walls of this holiday home in Long Island, which New York-based architect Toshihiro Oki has designed for a client to host friends all year round. More about Toshihiro Oki links pale brick volumes to form Long Island weekend retreat