Fire Island house uses 35-foot pilings in erosion hazard zone

Surf Road House outside Ocean Beach on Fire Island, New York, by Coughlin Scheel Architects, is lifted 10 feet on wood pilings extending up to 35 feet (10.6 metres) below grade, below ground level, Dezeen reported 28 September 2026. It sits inside a designated Coastal Erosion Hazard Area, a planning zone controlling building, the same report said.