Willoughby Design Barn — A Flexible Space

This reconstructed structure is home to a tractor and also used for design seminars, dinner parties, and more.

By Ken Gutmaker

This barn is a lesson in flexibility and reuse. Its original timbers were salvaged, moved, and carefully reconstructed. The beams were left visible, and the barn was clad in corrugated copper with oversize sliding glass doors. The owner uses the barn not only to park the tractor but for design seminars and dinner parties as well. I photographed this project for The Farmhouse Book, and after the shoot, was able to pitch a tent for a peaceful evening …

Architects – http://www.eldo.us

Photography – http://www.kengutmaker.com

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johnb555 | Oct 25, 2017 05:26am | #1
Did you drill holes in the floor for the tent stakes? Would like to see the whole barn including the outside.
user-6181093 | Oct 26, 2017 06:47pm | #2
You have to buy the book to see more!

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Willoughby Design Barn — A Flexible Space

This reconstructed structure is home to a tractor and also used for design seminars, dinner parties, and more.

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