Pennsylvania Farmhouse
PENNSYLVANIA FARMHOUSE
Cutler Anderson Architects
ARCHITECTS
Cutler Anderson Architects
CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR
Frank Truncali
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Jerome Madden of Madden Baughman Engineering
LEAD ARCHITECTS
James Cutler, Meghan Griswold
MANUFACTURERS
Stuv, Thermador, Cardinal Lo-e, Reveal Designs
YEAR
2016
LOCATION
Lakewood, United States
CATEGORY
Houses
Text description provided by architect.
Located on a 250-acre family farm in northeastern Pennsylvania, this 4 bedroom residence was designed to function for a large family.
There was a strong desire to fit into the cultural context of Pennsylvania farming community, and the owners wanted to build a residence that was sustainable for the long term.
To that end, the architects attempted to design a building that from a distance appeared to be a typical Pennsylvania farmhouse ‘box’.
The building was designed with large rolling screens that cut 80% of the solar gain, while still allowing good day lighting.
Anecdotally, these have cut the summer interior temperatures by as much as 20 degrees F.
The heat source is a deep-well heat exchanger backed up with a wood-fired boiler that is fueled with ‘deadfall’ from the forest on the farm.
The building itself is highly insulated and the south-facing high-performance glass reduces radiant heat loss while allowing a substantive solar gain in the ‘low sun’ winter months.
