Penobscot Gable House

This compound of new buildings adopts a vernacular rural style, reinforcing the culture of the place by using simple barn forms. The composition is unified by painting all the buildings the traditional ferrous oxide red.

A tower serves as the entrance and links the main wing of the house to the guest quarters. The entry under the tower is like a breezeway with barn doors on each side and dark interior finishes of a tack room. The new house and barn face a courtyard incorporating the remains of old farm buildings.

Modular construction and a performance envelope yielded a sustainable building and shortened construction time.

The gable-ended farmhouse form stretches like a telescope east to west to capture north views and south sun. The entry portico emerges from a broad low porch. This Vermont Farmhouse sits on a gentle meadow with broad views of the…