Photography: Dwell

Built in 1957, Witthoefft House was designed and lived in by the architect Arthur Witthoefft. At the time, he was an architect in the Manhattan office of corporate modernists Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.

Set in woodland in Westchester County, New York, the house is a one-storey modernist structure with a concrete slab foundation, exposed steel structure and glass walls. In 1962, Witthoefft won the American Institute of Architects‘ (AIA) First Honor award for the project.

He sold the property in 1989. After falling into disrepair, it was bought by its current owners, Todd Goddard and Andrew Mandolene. Engaging Witthoefft as a consultant, they renovated the property, preserving over 75% of the original structure, and continue to live in the house today.

In 2011, Witthoefft was made a Fellow of the AIA. In the same year, the house was added to the National Register of Historic Places.