Dragon Rock
by Russel Wright (Garrison, New York, 1960s)

Perched above a quarry in Garrison, New York, Russel Wright’s home at Manitoga feels grown from the ground itself. Built directly into the granite ledge, the house dissolves the boundary between architecture and landscape: rock pierce the floor, trees rise through rooms, and windows frame the forest as part of the interior rhythm.

Wright’s materials speak in a quiet language of wood, stone, and light. The interiors, simple and lived-in, are softened by objects gathered over years of travel: books, textiles, ceramics, and found things that hold both memory and use. 

Images from Artists’ Handmade Houses by Michael Gotkin & Don Freeman, and Handcrafted Modern by Leslie Williamson.