Blair Barn House / Alchemy Architects

Dec 2011

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Courtesy of Alchemy Architects

Architects: Alchemy Architects
Location: Blair, Wisconsin, USA
Size: 1,850 sqf
Budget: $360,000
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Alchemists live in the Midwest and we love barns. Our clients love barns. Everyone loves barns. Imagine a house that takes all the great things about barns, and leaves the rest for the cows? Alchemy designed a house that takes all its clues from the 19th century, but updates them for the 21st Century. This project features typical barn siding with light filtering through a few large openings, a sleeping loft and bedrooms in the cellar. There is also a “barn space”, an open 2-story room with two volumes inserted within. One in steel, the other in ash strips, they provide under-and over spaces like a hayloft.

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King , Victoria . "Blair Barn House / Alchemy Architects" 09 Dec 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed 22 Feb 2012. <http://www.archdaily.com/190169>

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Adam Waltering says:

Too many different materials that don’t seem to work together. I like some of the spaces but it’s too hard to look past the finishes and materials. I do like the kitchen ceiling.

# December 9, 2011 at 10:02

Katherine Anne Halloway says:

I think the concept is really great, especially for the house’s context. The wood in the kitchen works well in my opinion and presents more of the “barn-like” atmosphere for the interior. The light colored tile floor are cold and stale and take away from the barn inspired theme. I appreciate the relation of materials more in the library room with wood floors and wood paneling on the walls. It provides more of a warm atmosphere and is more what I would imagine a reinterpreted barn experience to be.

I find the use of various materials in this project appropriate as they represent the eclectic theme so often found in barns. I think the combination and selection of materials could be improved. The interior itself seems to be a bit disjointed as well as the interior with the exterior. I love the porch area and find the project to be very interesting overall.

# December 9, 2011 at 13:24

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