Archinect - News 2024-12-11T16:20:25-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150355028/worrell-yeung-designs-sleek-porous-spa-shed-for-family-home-in-upstate-new-york Worrell Yeung designs sleek porous spa shed for family home in upstate New York Nathaniel Bahadursingh 2023-06-28T13:41:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/58/58c73e26113693947190e13a58164dbb.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>As part of a residential<u></u> project within the agrarian landscape of Westchester County in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/100904/upstate" target="_blank">upstate New York</a>, <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150173265/worrell-yeung" target="_blank">Worrell Yeung</a> designed a simple, yet striking, sculptural spa shed. The structure joins a collection of new and existing buildings for this family home.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8b/8b91a998e715794c5ee6c4e513d1bcbd.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8b/8b91a998e715794c5ee6c4e513d1bcbd.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><p>The firm&rsquo;s North Salem Farm project combines a renovated and expanded main home, a new photography studio/garage, and spa shed on the northwest side of a 8.7-acre triangular lot. The home is integrated into the landscape as it slopes downwards from the street towards a pond and hillside.<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d7/d7fe8c582a47a267bbde6da2b172e13c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d7/d7fe8c582a47a267bbde6da2b172e13c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Drawing: Worrell Yeung</figcaption></figure><p>The team employed a site strategy that shields the main house from the adjacent street and focuses views from each structure toward the landscape. The three buildings reflect the archetypal form of the American barn, however, they are distinguished by various approaches to cladding and material detail.&nbsp;</p> <figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e4/e42c009513f94420c8243e592c38bb66.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e4/e42c009513f94420c8243e592c38bb66.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Photo by Naho Kubota</figcaption></figure><p>&ldquo;We didn&rsquo;t want a monotonous experience of moving from one dark clad building to the next,&rdquo; says co-p...</p>