NORTH SALEM FARM Worrell Yeung
Worrell Yeung ’ s North Salem Farm project , the design , and renovation of a collection of new and existing buildings for a family in upstate New York , continues the studio ’ s interest in expressing architectural volume through a simplification of the elements . Set within the agrarian landscape of Westchester County , this family home was designed to be thoughtfully integrated into the landscape .
Worrell Yeung ’ s design gathers three separate structures at the narrow , Northwest side of the 8.7-acre triangular lot , which widens and slopes softly downwards from the street towards a pond and hillside . Working closely with Raft Landscape , the team developed a site strategy that shields the main house from the abutting street and focuses views from each structure towards the landscape . At the entrance , a new driveway and angular entry gravel court arranged around a mature Magnolia tree , introduce a minimal , abstract aesthetic that runs through the project , adding texture to traditional gabled forms .
SITE PLAN
The studio gut renovated and expanded the main home ( originally a converted dairy barn ) and added a ground-up garage / studio , and spa shed . The three buildings iterate on the archetypal gabled form of the American barn while also distinguishing themselves with varying approaches to cladding and material detail . “ We didn ’ t want a monotonous experience of moving from one dark-clad building to the next ,” says co-principal Jejon Yeung . “ As a whole , we read the collection of buildings as siblings that are closely related — like cousins .”
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