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Board + Batten House

Board + Batten House
© Jim Westphalen

BOARD + BATTEN HOUSE

Birdseye

ARCHITECTS
Birdseye

AREA
2000 ft²

YEAR
2018

PHOTOGRAPHS
Jim Westphalen

MANUFACTURERS
Autodesk, Artemide, Article Furniture, Crate & Barrel, Aaron Smith, Dwr, Lekker Home, Trimble

LEAD ARCHITECT
Brian Mac

INTERIOR DESIGN
Brooke Michelsen Design

CATEGORY
Houses, House Interiors

LOCATION
Plymouth, United States

Text description provided by architect.

Board + Batten, located in the Green Mountains of Vermont, is a spacious guest house sited at the edge of a mature forest overlooking a private meadow.

Board + Batten House
© Jim Westphalen
Board + Batten House
© Jim Westphalen

Accessed by a narrow footpath, the secluded guest house is organized in a T-shaped symmetrical plan with bedrooms defining the edge of the forest and the living spaces projecting into the meadow.

The residence is inspired by board and batten siding, ubiquitous in the region as a durable and functional cladding.

Board + Batten House
© Jim Westphalen
Board + Batten House
© Jim Westphalen
Board + Batten House
© Jim Westphalen

Board + Batten is clad in a playful composition of the painted board, mirror polish stainless steel panels, and windows within the regimented spacing of the board and batten layout.

Ranging from opaque to translucent to reflective, the siding creates a rich and textured surface that meaningfully integrates the house into the landscape.

A standing seam black metal roof, hipped in all directions, is finished with a knife-edged cedar soffit and aligned to the cedar deck below.

Board + Batten House
© Jim Westphalen
Board + Batten House
© Jim Westphalen

The interior spaces are defined by a minimalist palette of finished concrete floors, painted walls, western red cedar details, and custom beds and cabinetry to complement the mid-century furnishings.


Board + Batten House
© Jim Westphalen
Board + Batten House
© Jim Westphalen
Board + Batten House
© Jim Westphalen
Board + Batten House
© Jim Westphalen
Board + Batten House
Board + Batten House
© Jim Westphalen
Board + Batten House
© Jim Westphalen


Board + Batten House
Site plan
Board + Batten House
Main floor plan


Board + Batten House
Diagram
Board + Batten House
Diagram

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