‘Elevated’ Hudson Valley Farmhouse Designed To ‘Frame’ Its Beautiful Surroundings Hits the Market for $3.1 Million

A beautiful Hudson Valley farmhouse that was designed as a means of amplifying the beauty of its surrounding landscape has been brought to the market in upstate New York for $3.14 million. The impeccably curated abode at 110 Mansfield Road in Hillsdale looks instantly worthy of a feature in a high-end design magazine—perhaps because it was designed by a man who once dictated how those pages were filled.Peter Yates, an Australian now based in New York whose career has included high-profile design roles at Conde Nast and Hearst, is not only the mastermind behind the conception of the farmhouse, he is also the person listing it, having pivoted his career to real estate at Four Seasons Sotheby's International Realty. With four bedrooms, four bathrooms, and nearly 12 acres of pristine Hudson Valley farmland, the home is packed with high-end finishes. But its greatest asset is something less tangible: the feeling that it's always belonged there.It was a key priority for Yates, who approached the project less as a conventional modern farmhouse and more as a contemporary interpretation of Hudson Valley architecture informed by the Australian tradition of designing in partnership with the l...