The two other featured projects in the series are Hilltop House by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects and Dune House by Waechter Architecture. So, he built a cottage on Block Island, an area that is arguably remote, since it is only accessible by passenger or car ferry. The reason the Masis escape: to get away from the summer traffic of those searching for the high life in “the Hamptons.” Block Island instead offers tranquility and little traffic, just over 14 miles away. Masi eventually replaced a small house on the property with the larger 45-foot-square cottage. The hard part was actually constructing the house, since both materials and labor had to be transported by passenger ferry.