A red brick house designed in perfect harmony with the Vermont landscape

Red brick farmhouse-style home set in a Vermont meadow

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Architectural studio Birdseye together with Wadsworth Design Build has designed Brick House, a private residence and guest house located in Southern Vermont, wrapped in custom Danish clay tiles. Composed of three gable structures clad in hand-molded, Danish clay tiles with Corten metal features, Brick House is inspired by the adjacent neighboring building, an 1816 Federal-style, red brick home. The home reflects the tonality, stateliness, and permanence of the historic structure.

The C-shaped plan of the combined house and guest house forms an exterior courtyard of outdoor programming, including outdoor eating and two covered seating areas within the Corten lath gable overhangs of the two buildings. The lath reveals the backside of the brick tile detail, giving a glimpse of the brick tile attachment.

DESIGN DETAILS

ARCHITECTURE Birdseye
BUILDER Wadsworth Design Build
INTERIOR Brooke Michelsen Design
LANDSCAPE Wagner Hodgson Landscape Architecture

Hand-Molded Danish Clay Tile Exterior

Close-up of cedar shingle cladding with Corten steel band and secondary gabled outbuilding

The exterior envelope is wrapped in handcrafted bricks from Petersen Tegl, Denmark.

Inspired by an 1816 Federal-Style Red Brick Home

Front entry canopy with curved Corten steel detail on cedar-clad two-story home

The home evolves with the landscape, its brick and wood surfaces shifting in tone and mood alongside the changing light and seasons of Vermont.

Courtyard Outdoor Living and Entertaining

Inner courtyard with gravel fire pit area, ornamental trees, and cedar-clad guest structure

Corten Steel Architectural Details

Covered walkway with floor-to-ceiling Corten steel grid screen filtering garden views

Courtyard patio with teak lounge furniture, cedar louvers, and weathered steel cladding

Living room with curved sofa, wood-fired brick fireplace, and courtyard views

The first-floor plan consists of the dining room, kitchen, pantry, sitting room, powder room, entry foyer, mudroom, and garage.

Open Plan Living and Dining Room

The interiors are organized and anchored by a custom oak staircase, a central, two-sided fireplace of Danish, hand-molded brick, and custom-designed cabinetry throughout.

Dining room with walnut table, cane chairs, oak paneling, and brass pendant lights

Interiors are executed in warm tones of wood and clay, featuring sculptural lighting by Apparatus, enhancing the home’s natural atmosphere.

Gourmet Kitchen Design

Kitchen with marble island, oak cabinetry, marble backsplash, and black dome pendants

What We Love About This Home

The seamless unity of materials, hand-molded Danish clay tiles, Corten steel, and warm oak, creates an exterior that feels both timeless and entirely contemporary. Inside, the custom sculptural staircase and double-sided brick fireplace anchor the home with a quiet, crafted confidence that carries through every room. What makes Brick House truly special is how effortlessly it belongs to its landscape, shifting in tone and texture with the Vermont light as though it has always been there.

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Dark green bar cabinetry with ribbed oak island, marble countertop, and brass fixtures

Cozy library nook with velvet armchairs and built-in oak bookshelves

Powder room with scenic pastoral wallpaper mural, marble sink, and brass wall-mount faucet

Custom Oak Staircase Design

Sculptural oak staircase with curved slatted balustrade and plastered curved wall

Detail of curved oak handrail and vertical wood slat balustrade with raking sunlight

Upper-level landing with curved wood stair railing and panoramic Vermont mountain views

The second-floor spaces include the owner’s bedroom suite, sitting room with an adjacent porch space, two ensuite bedrooms, a laundry room, and linen storage space. An elevator provides accessibility to each floor including the basement storage and mechanical spaces.

Owner’s Bedroom and Ensuite Bathroom

Upper hallway with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a gravel garden and cedar rooftops

Primary bedroom with angled cedar ceiling, fabric globe pendant, and warm plaster walls

Primary bathroom with freestanding soaking tub, marble shower, walnut vanity, and brass Sputnik chandelier

Welcoming Guest Bedrooms

Bedroom sitting nook with mid-century loveseat, oil painting, and angled cedar ceiling

Guest bedroom with full-height oak headboard wall, integrated reading sconce, and built-in niche

Bedroom corner with striped armchair, wavy mirror, brass floor lamp, and dark console table

Guest bedroom with floating oak desk, woven chair, Vermont landscape painting, and linen wallcovering

Guest bathroom double vanity with walnut-framed mirror, marble countertop, and pill-shaped brass sconces

Overhead view of sculptural oak staircase with curved slatted balustrade and plastered stair well

Outdoor dining terrace under Corten steel overhang with teak table set and ornamental grasses

Covered breezeway passage framed by cedar shingles and cedar louvered screen

Dusk courtyard view with lit fire pit, black-eyed Susans, and cedar-clad gabled wing

Front facade at dusk with glowing entry portal revealing curved oak staircase beyond

Twilight exterior with Corten steel horizontal louvers, lit interior, and pink-streaked sky

Cedar-clad gabled guest pavilion with Corten steel gable face and floor-to-ceiling glazing at golden hour

Full compound exterior at golden hour showing cedar-clad barn forms and Corten steel connections across meadow

Aerial Views of the Vermont Landscape

Aerial drone view of cedar-shingled compound nestled in southern Vermont farmland with mountain backdrop

Aerial view of L-shaped cedar shingle compound set within rolling Vermont fields and autumn foliage

PHOTOGRAPHER Doublespace Photography