American firm Hendricks Churchill has rebuilt a house in Connecticut to merge the aesthetic of a traditional farmhouse and contemporary details.
The project Levine was designed for the owner of an art-moving business, who wanted a traditional home with modern features for his family.

"The goal was to design a somewhat traditional house with a few key contemporary elements," Hendricks Churchill's creative director Rafe Churchill told Dezeen.
"Generally, the idea was to deliver a modern farmhouse."

The original structure was a low-lying bungalow positioned on the property to provide views of the distant Lake Wononscopomuc.
The studio partially demolished the existing structure, leaving only the ground floor framing and foundation to create the open-plan 3,900-square-foot (362-square-metre) house.
Large black window frames on the exterior and large rooms that open to a central hallway are among the modern touches the architects added as part of the redesign.
"The open floor plan was key to the success of the project," Churchill added. "With large cased openings linking rooms, a wide centre hall, and large black framed windows, the project feels distinctly contemporary."

A covered porch lined by a series of columns and steps form the main entrance. White panels constructed underneath the porch conceal the original foundation, which was built into the sloping site.

Windows detailed with black frames are arranged in rows on all faces o...