Art Barn by Thomas Randall-Page for his Artist Father.A free-standing creature known as the winter studio stands on stone hooves – a room within a room is just one of the unsuspecting details in this storage and archival facility designed by Thomas Randall-Page for his artist father, set...
Sleeping in the Vines: Ventozelo Hotel in Douro Valley by Santelmo & Pereira.Sleeping in a concrete wine vat or in an old barn is part of the experience at this Douro property with more than 400 hectares and 500 years of history. From an animal shelter to olive oil mills, the various buildings of the Quinta were...
Fox Hall Passive Home in NY’s Hudson Valley by BarlisWedlick.Located in Hudson Valley, New York, this multi-faceted farm getaway is tailor-made to the needs of its idiosyncratic owner. From the natural swimming pool to the tower with a swing and sauna, the property is imbued with casual luxury...
Hourré House in Labastide Villefranche, France by Collectif Encore.We may have found our dream house with Collectif Encore’s Hourré House. Inspired by it’s crumbling state, this farmhouse in Labastide Villafrench is transformed into a two-storey family home patchworked with exciting potentials. The...
Flat House Zero Carbon Farmhouse in Cambridgeshire by Practice Architecture.A crude agricultural shed is slowly undressed to reveal an astounding farmhouse created predominantly from hemp. Designed by London-based Practice Architecture, Flat House is a trailblazing, low-embodied carbon farmhouse that champions the...
Barn Conversion in Obstalden, Switzerland by Lilitt Bollinger.There are barn conversions and then there are barn conversions, if you catch our drift. This project by Lilitt Bollinger falls into the latter category. Ha! The former stable in Obstalden, Switzerland is set in an idyllic mountain...
Daylesford Longhouse Residence & Working Farm by Partners Hill.At Daylesford Longhouse, Partners Hill employed radical contrasts to demarcate internal spaces, such as giant vs. petite, agricultural vs. refined, hard with romantic and tactile. Materials are largely pragmatic and robust, with Australian...
A Country Home in Chievo, Verona by Studio Wok.Milan-based Studio Wok has converted a rural barn in Chievo, Verona into a stunning contemporary residence that sparks a dialogue between history and modernity. Paying great attention to the surrounding landscape, Milan-based Studio Wok...
Swallowfield Barn in Langley, BC, Canada by MOTIV Architects.When Mum and Dad ask you to build them a house, as an architect you’ve got a bit of latitude. You also have a budget that Mum and Dad will never let you forget. And you have a long-term relationship with them that will outlive any...
