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Pines Modern is a brand-new, non-profit 501(c)(3) endeavor dedicated to the rediscovery of all that the Pines has created, particularly its mid-century architectural and cultural heritage. We ask for your support in the form of tax deductible contributions to help us to continue discovering, documenting, and sharing the best that Fire Island Pines has to offer. There is much more to document! Our significant expenses include professional photography, drum-scanning of vintage images, creation and maintenance of the web site, required non-profit insurance, preservation consultations with homeowners, and the staffing of Pines Modern functions. Our officers are not paid for their efforts.
Donors at the $50 annual level and above will receive priority notification for house tours and other Pines Modern events. Each donor who contributes $150 and above will receive a free ticket to the next Pines Modern house tour. Please contact us if you would like to place an advertisement on our site.
For support regarding donations, send your message here.
2019 Contributors
Adam Wade
Pines Modern is a brand-new, non-profit 501(c)(3) endeavor dedicated to the rediscovery of all that the Pines has created, particularly its mid-century architectural and cultural heritage. We ask for your support in the form of tax deductible contributions to help us to continue discovering, documenting, and sharing the best that Fire Island Pines has to offer. There is much more to document! Our significant expenses include professional photography, drum-scanning of vintage images, creation and maintenance of the web site, required non-profit insurance, preservation consultations with homeowners, and the staffing of Pines Modern functions. Our officers are not paid for their efforts.
Donors at the $50 annual level and above will receive priority notification for house tours and other Pines Modern events. Each donor who contributes $150 and above will receive a free ticket to the next Pines Modern house tour. Please contact us if you would like to place an advertisement on our site.
For support regarding donations, send your message here.
2019 Contributors
Adam Wade
LOST MODERN 419 OCEAN WALK
Architect: HORACE GIFFORD, 1969. Destroyed c. 1972.
Standing for just a few seasons before washing out to sea, Horace Gifford’s design at (or near) 419 Ocean Walk was popularly known as the “Plywood House” owing to the prolific use of this finish inside and out. Its materiality owed a debt to the experiments of architect Rudolph Schindler, while its volumes recalled the Brutalism of Paul Rudolph and the paintings of Hans Hoffman. The home was commissioned by Robert and Celeste Rubrum, during Horace Gifford’s most frenetic year as an architect. Its rectangular volumes were alternately solid and transparent as needed for privacy and views. Public spaces clustered around a vast double-height space, tempered by the intimacy of a red conversation pit. Nearly all of the furniture was built-in. A spiral stair ascended to a bridge that connected the two-story wings.
House photos and drawing: Horace Gifford. Concrete Building: Orange County (NY) Government Center, Paul Rudolph, 1963-67. Painting: Simplex Munditis, Hans Hoffman, 1962.
