Cape Dutch Residence in Matinecock | Smiros & Smiros Architects

Front elevation of a Cape Dutch-style residence in Matinecock with white stucco gables, dark shutters, a slate roof, and a circular gravel drive.

Cape Dutch

— Matinecock —

Set on a historic garden site on Long Island, this Cape Dutch residence draws from an architectural tradition that began in 17th-century South Africa, reinterpreted for contemporary family living. The home balances old-world precedent with a relaxed American sensibility, bringing together gracious formal spaces, comfortable daily gathering areas, and carefully layered references to South African craft and memory.

Angled view of a white Cape Dutch-style house with shaped gables, green shutters, brick entry steps, hedges, and mature trees in Matinecock. — Seen obliquely from the landscaped forecourt, this Matinecock residence reveals the varied massing of its Cape Dutch-inspired roofline. Dark green shutters, brick steps, and neatly clipped planting temper the crisp white façade, while mature trees provide shade and a sense of permanence.

A more intimate entrance to this Cape Dutch residence in Matinecock is approached across a narrow lawn, with flowering planters and clipped shrubs drawing the eye toward the doorway. White stucco, dark shutters, and the steep roofline carry the home's South African-inspired architectural character into this quiet garden elevation.

Garden path leading to a recessed doorway of a white Cape Dutch-style residence, flanked by dark green shutters, flowering pots, and lawn. — A more intimate entrance to this Cape Dutch residence in Matinecock is approached across a narrow lawn, with flowering planters and clipped shrubs drawing the eye toward the doorway. White stucco, dark shutters, and the steep roofline carry the home's South African-inspired architectural character into this quiet garden elevation.

The entrance to this Matinecock Cape Dutch-style home is defined by a sweeping curvilinear stucco gable, a traditional feature rooted in South African architecture. Brick steps, divided-light windows, and green shutters provide scale and texture, making the carefully detailed doorway the focus of the formal approach.

Close view of a Cape Dutch front entrance with an ornate curving white stucco gable, green shutters, divided-light windows, and brick steps. — The entrance to this Matinecock Cape Dutch-style home is defined by a sweeping curvilinear stucco gable, a traditional feature rooted in South African architecture. Brick steps, divided-light windows, and green shutters provide scale and texture, making the carefully detailed doorway the focus of the formal approach.

Long covered porch with reed-lined ceiling, terracotta tile floor, green wicker chairs, ceiling fans, lanterns, and white columns overlooking the garden. — The covered porch of this Matinecock Cape Dutch residence extends daily living into the garden through a succession of open-air seating areas. Natural reed ceiling panels, terracotta floor tiles, white columns, and green wicker furnishings create a layered, comfortably shaded space with a distinctly South African sensibility.

Covered porch living area with white sofas, woven armchairs, green-trimmed French doors, reed ceiling, lanterns, and terracotta tile flooring. — Tall, green-trimmed French doors line the covered porch of this luxury Cape Dutch home in Matinecock, connecting the interior rooms with an outdoor sitting area. Woven furnishings, terracotta tiles, and a reed-lined ceiling soften the classical colonnade, balancing architectural formality with informal family living.

An outdoor dining area occupies the far end of the residence's covered porch, where a reed-lined ceiling, terracotta flooring, and white columns create shelter without closing off the landscape. Green woven chairs and views toward clipped planting make this a natural extension of the Matinecock home's living spaces.

Open-air dining table set beneath a reed-lined porch ceiling with terracotta floor tiles, green wicker chairs, white columns, and garden views. — An outdoor dining area occupies the far end of the residence's covered porch, where a reed-lined ceiling, terracotta flooring, and white columns create shelter without closing off the landscape. Green woven chairs and views toward clipped planting make this a natural extension of the Matinecock home's living spaces.

This close view of outdoor dining at the Cape Dutch residence pairs patterned blue table linen with green ceramics, woven placemats, and flowers. The informal tablescape complements the covered terrace's natural materials, demonstrating how the architecture supports leisurely meals and gatherings in the Matinecock garden setting.

Detail of a covered-porch dining table with blue patterned tablecloth, green scalloped plates, woven placemats, and orange-pink flowers. — This close view of outdoor dining at the Cape Dutch residence pairs patterned blue table linen with green ceramics, woven placemats, and flowers. The informal tablescape complements the covered terrace's natural materials, demonstrating how the architecture supports leisurely meals and gatherings in the Matinecock garden setting.

Rear elevation of a Cape Dutch home with white shaped gables, upper balcony, columned covered dining porch, clipped lawn, pool, and green umbrellas. — The rear elevation of this Cape Dutch-style residence in Matinecock brings together sculpted white gables, a slender upper balcony, and an open columned porch. The broad lawn leads toward a swimming pool and shaded seating, giving the home's traditional architectural language a generous connection to contemporary outdoor living.

Cape Dutch-style residence in Matinecock seen across terraced lawns, with a pool, green umbrellas, pergola, white stucco gables, and brick retaining wall. — A distant view of the rear garden reveals the relationship between this Cape Dutch residence and its terraced grounds. Repeated white stucco gables, deep covered porches, a swimming pool, and an open pergola are organized above a brick retaining wall, blending traditional South African-inspired forms with outdoor living in Matinecock.

Wide landscape view of a white Cape Dutch-style residence with repeated curving gables, covered porch, swimming pool, pergola, and expansive lawn. — Seen from the expansive rear lawn, this Matinecock luxury residence reveals the full rhythm of its Cape Dutch-inspired gables and covered terraces. A pool and freestanding garden pergola establish places for recreation and gathering, while the surrounding trees give the newly constructed home a settled estate character.

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