Gallery owner Judith Racht is the longtime owner of a working 60-acre farm outside Niles, Michigan, and an art and antiques gallery. Racht was determined to transform her dilapidated 200-year-old barn into a cutting-edge living space without losing its “feel of antiquity.” Consulting with Chicago-based Northworks Architects and Planners, the client wished to have a […]
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Beautifully restored rustic barn
The Goodman House is a transported, restored and re-erected Dutch barn frame contained in this house like a guitar in its case in Pine Plains, New York. Designed by architecture firm Preston Scott Cohen, the 4,499 square foot (418 square meters) gabled barn form appears to turn outside in due to a passageway traversing the […]
Innovative contemporary barn conversion
Threshing Barn is a Victorian post and beam frame 1840’s barn conversion in Surrey, England designed by Stedman Blower Architects. The residence was built for a young family who wanted a new home in a contemporary style. The project was showcased as on the famous television show ‘Grand Designs’. In the finished building, the curved […]
A modern barn house in Long Island
The Louver House has been designed to satisfy the client’s passion for barns, in Long Island, New York. Designed by architecture firm Leroy Street Studio, the residence was a mix of traditional barn and a modern building to meet the demands of habitability but blend in with the external environment of corn fields and the […]
Rustic barn house in Norway
The Farm House designed by architecture firm Jarmund/Vigsnæs Architects was built for two historians and their children. The 1,776 square foot (165 square meters) home overlooks Lake Mjasa at an abandoned farm in Toten, Norway, which they have inherited. From the architects: “The existing old house in the yard is not insulated and used for […]
A transformed barn into a stylish home in Belgium
Transforming an old barn into a stylish new home, was not just about creating elegant interiors with a rustic touch; the building’s relationship to the outside world and its physical and emotional connection to the surrounding landscape, were just as crucial in the design process. Belgian architecture and interior design practice Buro II, who a […]
A Japanese barn house
This awesome barn style home design is a unique workshop / home in Hamamatsu City, Japan by Japanese architecture firm Yukiharu Suzuki & Associates. This industrial-chic house has a “homey” twist that makes it an inspiring working and living space. This three-storey concrete and wood barn is perched on a hillside with dramatic views of […]
Rustic romantic barn in Italy
The restoration of an early 20th century barn in Val Tidone, Italy led to this characteristic project led by Park Associati, which combines traditional and contemporary architecture. A typical farm house has been transformed into a three-storey, 5, 382 square foot (500 square meters) holiday home without radically altering its original form. A simple architectural […]
Gorgeous old barn gets new life
Maxwan Architects renovated an old 1,300 square foot barn into a beautiful two level home site bordering the river Linge in Geldermalsen, the Netherlands. Here is the project description: “We were asked to help realize their dream of a large kitchen living room where they could relax, entertain friends and organize wine tasting sessions for […]
A look inside an age-old barn transformed
A restored barn in Belgium has been given new life by renovating it into a habitable open floor plan home. The center core houses the living room, kitchen and family dining area. With a large fireplace as the main focal point of the room, the home is a mix of new modern furniture and refurbished […]