Location: Red Hook, Dutchess County, NY

Size: 4,800 SF (gross)

Configuration: 2 floors bank barn

Construction Scope: New construction 40’ x 60’ barn

Our Project Scope: Development/Feasibility, Budget Analysis, Architectural Concepts, Interior Design

Noteworthy: The apartment is intended to function as a Farm Stay prototype.

Project Story: While developing a master plan for Rose Hill Farm, we identified lack of storage as a critical issue to resolve. Tractors, supplies, implements and equipment were strewn about the site and particularly around the Farmstand Complex, a cluster of barns comprising the most public portion of the farm. Site constraints, including topography and a conservation easement, greatly limiting feasible building locations.

The 40’ x 60’ footprint is sufficient for concealing tractors and implements on the lower level. A loft-like 2-bedroom apartment, with a deck overlooking a large pond, comprises half of the upper level. The other half houses a farm office and garage, a staff break room and public restrooms.

The building is intentionally unassuming and low slung so as not to compete with the flanking Cider Mill (an antique re-build) or the surrounding views of the Catskill Mountains. The simple material palette - red painted wood siding, standing seam aluminum roof, and touches of field stone - is contextual, both to the existing structures on the site and to the surrounding farm region.