I saw a great one on dwell tv once, at least Im pretty sure it was. It was gorgeous, and of course done as a residence for an architect.

Ok, so it took me a while but I found it.

http://www.bonelevine.net/publications/Milanville.pdf

http://www.bonelevine.net/publications/MilanvilleWDB.pdf

I hope this isnt one you already found. I just remembered how I loved it when I saw it.

If you can find a copy of Recycled Spaces in a local bookstore or library, I seem to remember there being a barn in there, as well as churches, a lighthouse, and of course your more typical warehouse spaces. Not sure that it's worth buying, but it's worth a half hour in your local barnes&noble to peruse.

tanner leddy maytum stacy architects, martin residence:

http://www.lmsarch.com/indexf.html

go to 'residential', then 'martin residence II'

this was published in architectural record, april 1993

thanks sh and rationalist...

sh i did see that one at one point, but not in my recent searches so
thanks..

as you can imagine typing 'barn renovation' into googly doesn't
come up with much in the way of good architecture.

f.r.a.c

i remember that one as well..
our barn is a post and beam type...trying to save the original
structure..adding insulation and such.

i do like the idea of adding on that that barn shows.
i wasn't aware of how many stone barns there were before i
started looking..being from the east coast i only see/remember
the red or grey barns..wonder why they didn't make more stone
barns what with all the stone walls...

not exactly barn to residence, but some of the residential projects of Brian Mackay-Lyons are barn-like...

did a cool one in Kentucky, not exactly a remodel, more of a recycle. (Bottom row, next to the portrait.)

thanks ap and lb.

that garrett finney project looks nice..wish i could get some better
images

and i like bm-l in general. I think the slats of wood with glass behind
it could work out nicely..just can't afford huge amounts of glass i
don't think..and we also need to keep this place warm for the winter
i think..

this old house incorporated a barn into one of their projects a few years ago.

yeah..i found that one...not exactly what we're looking to do..b
but it may be good just for the process.

step 1. move the cows, sheep, and pigs out
step 2. clean (this is optional)
step 3. move grandma in
step 4. celebrate it

a-philia

your post is mdleresque...

I'm liking that Garrett Finney guy. (cool name, BTW)

lars, I hope you photo document your project for all of us.

garpike.. it's just in the beginning stages so i'll try to take some pix when
something is going on...we just did site measurements last week.

holz.box. thanks for that..i admittedly didn't look for a previous post
cause i couldn't remember one. but that looks like it could be a good
one.

and obviously i have a short memory

lars:
came upon another barn

sheep field barn @ perry green, UK (henry moore's studio) by hawkins brown

Make sure you do an EARLY site visit to verify the structure and look at what will need to be done to it to update it to meet code and how the updates factor into the budget. I have seen quite a few of these potential conversions where people think it can be done cheap and it can't.

rottnme

not to worry..we just went up two weeks ago to do exactly that. a
quick site survey and a review with an engineer to see if the
buildings were usable. as it turned out the larger of the two barns
will have to be demolished as there are no foundations...i could've
told you it was worthless. the smaller barn is another question...
as the structure is apparently adequate...but for me we're going
to have to do some work....studs are 24 or so o.c. and joists are
about the same or worse...that and there's no ridge beam..but
maybe this isn't a problem.

holz.
thanks for that...i'll have to look at that one. i've been looking
through the list from the other thread and have seen some
interesting examples. not sure we'll do anything similar..but it's
good to see what's out there.

holz: that's lovely. Really nondescript (but appropriate) at a distance, then simply lovely up close. Thanks for posting it.

I am curious if it is really cost effective to convert a barn into a residence. having done quite a few conversions (particularly into something domestic) i've always been left feeling like...damn, perhaps it would of been cheaper had we started from scratch and just kept the "barn" as an aesthetic code

a-philia..

i think i feel the same way. the client has a bit of nostalgia for
the barns..if it were my decision i'd start over. the prices we've
been quoted so far have been higher for renovation.

lars....where is your barn....I have a great barn contractor...if you need one which is in the local area.

renovations, remodeling, refurbishment do take a great level of conceptualisation not just in the design but also in the way things are going to be constructed.

One has to find sometimes an efficient way for the building to breathe new life.

There is nothing like the rules of post and beam construction....it is a delightful way to design and build.....long as your using sip panels and have the cash reserve to buy tabbacco barn board.

snooker it's in upstate ny.
are you in nyc?

lars...Northwest Connecticut....
how far from the intersection of
three states...CT, Ma, NY...?

ran across this whilst perusing through a book store...

el dorado - willoughby design barn

Doug Ross

i am surprised noone mentions pawsons barn reno job



and there is a whole book about it, called - Barn

Haha you embarrass us, p2an! I know that book, can't believe I didn't think of it myself.

ether, is that in upstate New York, near Cooperstown? I think I've ridden my bike past it.

honestly, i've forgotten where it is... but i don't think it's in ny. Doug practices in Chicago...

p2an

pawson was the first barn in the previous post. although
i don't think it's the same project, but i'm not sure

lars, i am a bit confused. what are you asking/telling?

oh i get it, you are means in that other thread - the image with the house - yup, same project.

yeah i accidentally started a second thread
but the pawson project is nice...worth posting twice

i meant - image with the horse - great foto!

what exactly are you looking to do? i work on a lot of small buildings of this nature, mostly small log buildings, sheds and the like. i can provide you with some simple recommendations for how to proceed in terms of details, construction process, etc.

le bossman, open source network...

huh?

While you're sorting that, Eric Sloane is a good source for American barn history.

what do i join the site or something?

yeah, or post recommendations on how to proceed... spread the knowledge, le bossman.

well how big is the barn?

this isn't quite a barn-to-residence, but it's still a rather happy re-use of an old pig sty

bump

via wallpaper

buro2
barn house, BE

a recent barn conversion
a simple bar, open at both ends,
opening up to the landscape...

looks like they got some doors from the bi-fold door thread. nice

modern barn, leroy street studio