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Canyon Barn / mw|works architecture + design

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Architects: mw|works architecture + design

Area: 3875.0 m²

Year: 2013

Photographs: Tim Bies Photography

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Text description provided by the architects. Located in the eastern foothills of the cascades, this 3,900-
square-foot renovation converted a turn of the century working barn into a three-bedroom re- treat from
the city. The building was restored with the intention of creating a comfortable home while retaining
much of its original form, character and history. The exterior of the building retains the bulk of its original
vernacular form, but adds a deep covered porch and large operable windows and doors.

Structural, waterproofing, and insulation requirements necessitated a nearly a complete new building
including a new foundation and framing, new siding and weather barrier, and the addition of insulation
throughout. In the end, an entirely new roof structure had to be built over the existing, now decorative,
roof structure to bring it up to code. The existing framing and siding was carefully removed and reused as
exposed interior framing elements. The living area fireplace was custom-fabricated form sheets of hot-
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rolled steel. Paneling, flooring, even fixtures and doors were sourced from either the original building or
salvage yards. Rusting gears, levers, and wire bales found in the adjacent field were transformed into a
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dumbwaiter and fireplace damper controls. The dining area is lit with a custom-designed fixture created
out of an abandoned bale of wire fencing. Apple crates from the property were carefully composed into
wall panels flanking the stair. An existing wooden cattle holding pen was carefully removed from the barn
and rebuilt as mudroom casework and a pet feeding area.

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The kitchen island is decidedly contemporary: hot-rolled steel with an ash butcher block top. Kitchen
counters are concrete. As a barn, lighting had not been a priority; as a living space, however, introducing
daylight was critical. Large expanses of glass were introduced, including a trio of sliding doors that open
the den to a sun porch, as well as converting the former haylo and barn doors into a large glazed
facade.

New interventions were carefully considered to have a modern aesthetic while at the same time working
within this raw palette. A blend of preservation and intervention, this project updates an aging barn
without losing the memory of its history.

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