Barndominium was designed by LoJo, The Barndominium is a contemporary elaboration of a historical archetype, establishing a dialogue between a modern live/work program, and the vernacular barn typology.
Photography: Blue Lemon Photography
The project is ?floated? above the site as a metric to gauge the subtle slope of the Texas landscape in contrast to typical methods of development, which level the natural topography to pour a slab-on-grade. More than an aesthetic decision, the raised foundation resists problems associated with the high clay content found in Texas soil, developing a ?crawl-space? which provides access to underfloor mechanical, plumbing and electrical.
Photography: Blue Lemon Photography As both an economic and environmental strategy the workshop is mechanically separated from the living area, allowing for an actively conditioned living environment and a passively conditioned work environment throughout most of the year.
Plans
Project Info:

Architects: LoJo

Location: Brenham, Texas, United States

Project Team: Jason Logan, Josh Robbins

Area: 731.5 m2

Project Year: 2010

Photographs: Blue Lemon Photography

Project Name: Barndominium

 
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