Homeowners in Ontario, Canada employed Dory Azar Architect Inc. to re-envision what a pole barn could be, with a contemporary twist. The Highway Pole Barn is designed particularly for the location it sits on. It’s surrounded by 64 acres of farmland, an extension of the homeowners’ residence. The barn is used for household gatherings and automobile and farm tools storage.
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Designed to be a relative to the homeowners’ deliberate “cool, red carriage house,” this constructing is a modern tackle a standard constructing typology.
“The design of the project could be considered shy or introverted, as its dark and subdued elevation faces the busy highway, while the bright and tall elevation reaches out to their acres of property,” Dory Azar mentioned.
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The pole barn has a single-pitch roof constructed at an angle for optimum effectivity and future set up of photo voltaic panels. The constructing elevation is comprised of a sequence of home windows that cascade towards the bottom from west to east. Large home windows had been used within the gatherings areas of the barn, whereas smaller home windows had been used for extra non-public areas.
Traditional, wood-frame pole barn strategies had been used to construct the construction. Additionally, metallic siding was used to wrap it. The pink coloration is a nod to the normal coloration of wooden barns. Overall, the impact of the constructing is the one which was supposed: a mix of conventional and fashionable kinds that appear to be an artwork studio or a contemporary tackle a standard storage.
Furthermore, the non-public decrease aspect of the construction faces the freeway to create an open house on the opposite aspect for the household to take pleasure in away from highway noise.
“The final build stands mysteriously, and yet confidently, along the busy road,” the designers mentioned. “It anchors the site and provides the landmark for future planned projects on the same property, while giving the owners additional space to host gatherings, tend to gardens and enjoy spare time to foster hobbies and relaxation.”
The barn not solely permits for eco-friendly house to be added, however reimagines how a barn can perform.