The first monograph illustrating thehigh-end contemporary residential design ofBarnes Coy Architects.Throughout their twenty-five-year commitment tomodern design, Barnes Coy Architects have special-ized in one-of-a-kind dream houses designed forthose who prefer to live in highly spatial and modernways. Assembled in Light is the first exclusive look atthis firm's previously unpublished body of high-endresidential work.These leisure homes gleam in the sun like sleek,finely tuned machines. Everything has been customdesigned, custom made, custom treated. The housesare tastefully furnished with one-of-a-kind artisanalpieces (by Wendell Castle, Chris Lehrecke, etc.) andmuseum-quality collections of contemporary arthanging on the walls (such as works by AnselmKiefer, Barbara Kruger, Richard Prince, and CindySherman). They feature infinity pools, outdoor andindoor kitchens, roof decks, temperature-controlledwine cellars, and numerous guest rooms, as well asten-foot-high doorways and floor-to-ceiling swathesof tempered glass to better gaze out at the dunes andocean views.The new photography beautifully captures thearchitects' attention to detail and love of specializedmaterials, whether it's Carrara marble from Italy orteak from Bali. While most of the houses are locatedin the Hamptons in New York, a few are found asfar afield as Costa Rica, California, Georgia, andWestchester County. All but three homes were builton commanding waterfront sites.