Kaplan Thompson Architects has reconstructed two 19th-century barn timber frames into a unique, stylish, and eclectic year-round modern barn house on family land in northern Vermont with stunning views of Willoughby Gap and the mountains of the Northeast Kingdom. The architects wanted to design a home that would give the family the best views and access to Vermont’s incredible natural beauty while sheltering them from its harshest elements.

The home was built to survive subzero winter temperatures and employs triple-glazed Loewen windows, a thick SIP panel exterior enclosure, heat recovery fresh air ventilation, and radiant heating in the cast concrete slab with custom acid-etched stain. The standing seam metal roof is ready for the deep snows while the screen porch is designed for dodging bugs on warm summer nights.

The home nods to Vermont’s rich agricultural history and natural beauty, with reclaimed barn wood, used both outside and in the house. Local masons crafted a soaring fieldstone masonry chimney for the whole family to gather around, and the timber frame crew was turned loose to come up with as many creative timber frame details as they could, including hand-carved round stair newel posts, and a pirate ship bunk bed.

The home is cozy in every season and employs triple-glazed Loewen windows, a thick SIP panel exterior enclosure, heat recovery fresh air ventilation, and radiant heating in the cast concrete slab with a custom acid-etched stain to create a warm and cozy house in an area that regularly sees -20˚ temperatures.

The standing seam metal roof is ready for the heaviest snowfalls while the screen porch is perfect for dodging bugs on warm summer nights under the stars.

What We Love: This modern barn house in Vermont provides its inhabitants with a warm and cozy atmosphere surrounded by the natural beauty of the Vermont countryside. We are loving how the architects salvaged a pair of 19th-century barn timber frames and transformed them into this stunning refuge that can withstand the harshed of elements. Overall, a beautifully constructed project that will surely be enjoyed for generations.

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Note: Be sure to check out a couple of other spectacular home tours that we have highlighted here on One Kindesign in the state of Vermont: Elegant farmhouse surrounded by a beautiful woodsy property in Vermont and A Net Zero farmhouse rooted in the exquisite Vermont countryside.

PHOTOGRAPHER James R. Salomon Photography