There’s a tendency to equate modernist living with the city, but this Marcel Breuer-designed home in New York’s Westchester County beds Bauhaus design into the rural setting of Croton-on-Hudson.

Breuer designed the single-storey dwelling in 1950 on a 0.73 acre parcel of land surrounded by woodland. Its simple, boxy design spans 2,292 sq ft and features his distinctive ‘butterfly roof’.

The current owners have thoroughly renovated the New York property, which celebrates its modernist heritage. Three bedrooms tuck into one wing of the house, with free-flowing shared living spaces in the other. The living room revolves around a large quarry stone fireplace, with the original bluestone floor tiles underfoot and swathes of warm cedar panelling.

Stainless steel appliances and cabinetry, with Caesarstone countertops, are all new in the kitchen, while the original screened porch has been enclosed as a dining room, with a mudroom and home studio added.

Dalia Valdes and Inger Stringfellow of Sotheby’s International Realty hold the listing for the Breuer gem, which is priced at $1.8m. A bonus–the original one-car garage has been finished by the owners and can be used as a studio.

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