Sporting a whimsically shaped silhouette, this petite Fishers Island cottage shaped like an observation tower instantly piques the interest of anyone curious about house design. But long before the first foundation stone was laid, or cedar shingle nailed into place, the architect-owners frequented the undeveloped parcel teeming with invasive plants just to make sure they understood the canvas upon which their house would be built.
“Just as important to us as the architecture of the house was the setting, the landscape architecture, and the site itself,” says Stewart Skolnick, cofounder of Haver & Skolnick. He
