Germantown Artist Studio And Home
GERMANTOWN ARTIST STUDIO AND HOME
B—kd
ARCHITECTS
B—kd
DESIGN TEAM
Matei Denes, Angelo Jones, Lauren Uhis
ENGINEERING & CONSULTING > STRUCTURAL
Tylin
ENGINEERING & CONSULTING > MEP
E4p Consulting Engineering
ENGINEERING & CONSULTING > CIVIL
C.t. Male Associates
ENGINEERING & CONSULTING > OTHER
Self-secured Networks
GENERAL CONSTRUCTING
Montana Contracting
PHOTOGRAPHS
Maksim Akelin, Chris Mottalini
AREA
2500 ft²
YEAR
2024
LOCATION
Germantown, United States
CATEGORY
Residential Architecture, Houses
English description provided by the architects.
This artist studio and residence for textile and ceramic artist Miranda Fengyuan Zhang is set at the edge of a forested hill and flat farmland in Germantown, New York. Much like Zhang's work, the building is a study in duality, texture, and tradition.
The structure reinterprets the area's prevalent agricultural typology, a traditional barn, through sculptural operations of bending, carving, and tilting.
This dynamic manipulation of form orients the entrance and artist studio to the north and the living spaces toward the west, creating distinct zones for both creativity and calm.
Clerestory windows bring natural light into the studio. Both the studio and the living room open onto a shared deck that looks out over the farmland.
A second-floor deck connects the mezzanine bedroom to the tranquil forested hill, enhancing the balance of built and natural, dynamic creativity and silent privacy.
The black-stained cedar shingles that wrap the exterior and roof lend the building a natural texture, while poured-in-place concrete at the southern and northern ends is stepped back to accentuate the barn silhouette.
