Ancram Barn

Ancram, New York

Completed 2016

Design Team
Max Worrell, Jejon Yeung

Located on a 30-acre property in upstate New York, this new storage barn is a contemporary, minimal counterpart to the traditional structures on the property that draws on the region’s agrarian vernacular. The barn ​accommodates​​ ​two​ ​cars, ​a dedicated​ potting​ ​area​, ​and​ ​a​ ​flexible​ ​covered​ ​outdoor room that frames dramatic views to the​ ​Berkshire​ ​Mountains​ and beyond.​

The​ ​building form ​​is​ ​clean​ ​and​ ​simple—​a​ ​single,​ ​unobtrusive​ ​gabled​ ​roof​​ structure ​that nestles​ ​into​ ​the​ ​hillside​. ​Inside,​ ​the prefabricated​ ​wood​ ​scissor​ ​truss​ ​structure​ ​and​ ​wood​ ​framing​ ​are left​ ​exposed.​ ​Material​ ​selections​ prioritized durability ​and​ ​low-maintenance without sacrificing warmth and honesty: a black metal roof, ​ ​vertical​ ​black-stained hemlock​ ​wood​ ​siding on the exterior, and the same, unstained siding on the interior. 

Nominated for the 2016-2017 Mies Crowns Americas Prize, MCHAP
Recipient of the 2018 AIA New York State Design Award

This barn embraces an unmistakably contemporary design while incorporating the agrarian vernacular of the Hudson Valley.

Photographs
Magda Biernat