Barns
Both of these barns are accessory spaces to small houses in Dutchess County.
The studio is a new structure built by the architect for her family. It accommodates
pool equipment and storage, a wood working shop, an office and a guest space.
It was built using an original structural system that is economical and also
energy efficient. The frame is made of 4x4 posts four feet on center. Insulated
Stress skin panels are nailed onto the frame, and 3/8” rough plywood and
wood battens are attached to hide the seams. Large sliding barn doors on the
first floor open the shop and the storage to the outside A rough timber pergola
provides shade and shields the pool area from the road. The pergola also shelters
a walkway to the house and holds the solar mattes, which heat the pool. The mahogany
plywood interior of the stress skin panels give the barn a straightforward but
warm style. White trim and maple cabinets relieve the rawness of the exposed
lumber. Custom steel brackets at the collar ties and industrial light fixtures
add to the very minimal style.
The existing red barn was a built in the 19th century and renovated
into an art studio with out much attention to exposing or maintaining
the integrity of the original structure. The structure was in disrepair.
The owners loved the original barnboard walls, which had largely
been covered with wallboard and insulation. Since it was necessary
to strengthen the structure, it was decided to build an insulated
structural shell around the existing barn rather than to repair the
existing structure and create a new interior. This allowed a good
weather tight enclosure and accommodated a bedroom addition to the
barn. A white paneled wall that screens the bathroom, kitchen and
bedroom brighten the gray barnboard interior. The white walls with
the new stairs resemble a stage set within the large double height
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