Aston Martin completes first US residence, a jagged house in Red Hook, New York

Aston Martin has completed its first residence in the United States. The project, called Sylvan Rock, sits in Red Hook, a town in Upstate New York, and was designed with US studio S3 Architecture.

The compound's defining move is its roof. A faceted, black-metal roofline angles with the house, which was built to follow the site's slope, and its geometry conforms to the outcroppings of stone on the site. At the low end, the roof meets the ground, covering a walkway that leads to the primary entrance.

"When designing, we always let the land speak first and respond to it," said S3 Architecture partner Christopher Dierig.

"The roofline mimics the jagged edges of the rock ledge reaching down into the earth, as if the home is born of and launching from the landscape," Dierig continued.

How does the house work?

A stairway leads up from the lower entrance into the primary spaces. The house has two storeys on top of the outcropping. Also on the lower level is a garage that forms a plinth (a solid base) for one of two swimming pool areas. Part of the garage was carved into the rock; the studio referred to it as "subterranean".

The main, elevated body of the residence has glass walls interspersed with black metal panelling. Four bedrooms and five bathrooms are spread over this space. Living and dining spaces sit on the ground plane, in line with the pool areas. A glass bridge connects an auxiliary spa and sauna space.

What did Aston Martin design?

The architecture is S3's. The interiors belong to the Aston Martin team, and they feature one-of-a-kind custom furniture by the brand. Luxury wood finishes and stone filter through the interiors, which are mostly monotone.

A floating staircase sits in the middle of the plan and provides access to the upper level, which holds the bedroom suites and features balconies that look out into the wooded landscape. Wooden ceilings and beams lighten the space. Multiple fireplaces were included in the living spaces, including in the primary suite upstairs.

Some elements reference the company's branding directly. The brand's lattice motif covers the wine storage in the primary lounge. A movie theatre includes seating reminiscent of automobile seats.

The site also includes guest residences, a pavilion and a treehouse. The residences feature similar metal roofs and exteriors.

Why does this house matter now?

Sylvan Rock is one of two branded residences by Aston Martin planned throughout the world, with the other located in Japan. It also follows a broader trend of automotive brands entering the architecture field, directly designing residences and even skyscrapers, especially in the US.

The pace is quickening. Bugatti unveiled a branded skyscraper design for Miami in September 2026. Aston Martin completed its own skyscraper in Miami in 2024.

What does this change for buyers and the industry? It signals that car-brand residential licensing is moving from one-off towers toward compound-style, fully custom homes — with Red Hook as the proof of concept in the American market.