Arritt Farmhouse
ARRITT FARMHOUSE
OnSite
ARCHITECTS
OnSite
YEAR
LOCATION
United States
CATEGORY
Houses , Renovation
Text description provided by architect.
The project consisted of the complete renovation of an existing two hundred year old farmhouse and the design and construction of a new three story tower addition.
The addition, a quilting studio and guest rooms, is conceived as a torqued translucent volume with punched window openings that frame particular creek and mountain views.
The time-tested timber framing techniques uncovered while renovating the existing house inspired the tower’s structure.
A three-dimensional computer model enabled the building to be constructed as a kit of parts, each pre-cut and coded for efficient assembly.
The building’s translucent polycarbonate envelope conforms to the, hyperbolic shape, baths the interior spaces in an even natural light and reveals a sculptural timber frame.
The building is the resolutely modern expression of an ancient technique.
