Art Barn House

Art Barn House
© Joshua McHugh

ART BARN HOUSE

Rowland+Broughton Architecture

LOCATION
Aspen, United States

CATEGORY
Gallery, Visual Arts Center

AREA
6200 ft²

YEAR
2018

PHOTOGRAPHS
Joshua McHugh

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
Shannon Murphy Landscape Architects

MANUFACTURERS
AutoDesk, Corian® Design, Duravit, Elkay, Grohe, Infinity Drain, Kallista, KitchenAid, MGS, Miele, Montigo, Subzero/Wolf, Ecore, Flamed studio, Kallista One, RO, Starck, Watermark Designs, Whirlpool

CONTRACTOR
Hansen Construction

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
KL&A

INTERIOR DESIGN
Atelier AM

A/V
Paragon

LIGHTING DESIGN
Elumenate

DESIGN TEAM
John Rowland, Sarah Broughton, Amanda Christianson, Bryan May

MEP ENGINEER
Resource Engineering Group

CIVIL ENGINEER
High Country Engineering

Text description provided by architect.

Art Barn is designed for the purpose of philanthropy and displaying various forms of mixed media contemporary art.

Art Barn House
© Joshua McHugh
Art Barn House
© Joshua McHugh
Art Barn House
© Joshua McHugh

Sited at the edge of a steeply sloped mountainside, Art Barn is positioned so that the entry façade addresses a pastoral ranch meadow and the rear façade frames panoramic views of Aspen below.

The design was predicated upon the vision of allowing a rural vernacular to rest naturally on the site.

Art Barn House
© Joshua McHugh
Art Barn House
© Joshua McHugh
Art Barn House
© Joshua McHugh

The simplicity of the singular gable form, along with the minimalist detailing of the “shou-sugi-ban” wood siding and fenestration pattern, begins to suggest a clarity and rigor, which is carried through to the inside.

A soothing interior palette features natural materials, meticulously detailed with special attention to precision of alignments.

Art Barn House
© Joshua McHugh
Art Barn House
© Joshua McHugh

The great room was designed for maximum flexibility so that furniture could be easily removed for large dinner parties, musical receptions, and other activities.

Two gallery spaces on both levels were designed for a vast range of video art display configurations, based on how an artist conceives a piece should be experienced.

Art Barn House
© Joshua McHugh
Art Barn House
© Joshua McHugh

In addition, the auto court doubles as a pre-function space, where guests can enter through large windows that fully pocket back into the walls.

Art Barn’s crescendo is the tea room. Designed as a modern interpretation of an authentic Japanese tea room, the space is located behind hidden doors at the lower level video art gallery and accessed via two entrances, one for the tea master and one for guests.

Art Barn House
© Joshua McHugh
Art Barn House
© Joshua McHugh

An indoor/outdoor connection with the garden beyond is through a large, corner sliding glass door.

Art Barn House
© Joshua McHugh
Art Barn House
© Joshua McHugh
Art Barn House
© Joshua McHugh


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