Faulkner Architects converts barn in California's wine country into minimal bunkhouse
American studio Faulkner Architects has transformed a rustic building in northern California into a simple dwelling sheathed in salvaged redwood and weathering steel.
The project, called Tack Barn, entailed renovating a 1950s, gabled-roof building that once was used for storing saddles, bridles and other horse-related equipment. Adjoining the building was a shaded area for horses topped with a shed roof.
The building is tucked into a hillside in Glen Ellen, a village in Sonoma County with a deep agricultural heritage. The famed novelist Jack London lived in the area for many years before his death in 1916.
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"Attracted by the same aspirations as Jack London a century before, a San Francisco family of four and repeat client came to us with the request to reclaim the old barn as living space," said Faulkner Architects, a studio with offices in Berkeley and Truckee, both in California. The goal was to convert the barn into a little retreat where the family could stay on the weekends as they researched the area and built a new full-sized residence, which was completed in 2018.
Photograph by Hammond and Company
The clients requested a minimalist space with areas for sleeping, bathing and light cooking. The adaptive reuse project involved significant alterations to both the interior and exterior, with many original elements kept in place.
The original structural frame, made of Douglas fir, was retained, helping preserve the building's hi...
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