One of the hottest trends in contemporary architecture is the preservation and reuse of existing building material. This green practice reduces landfill waste, preserves buildings of historical significance and is often the only source of mature and seasoned lumber that otherwise isn’t available.

Birdseye Building Company completed just such a project in Waitsfield, Vermont in 2009.

Birdseye was presented with a client request for a mountain guest house that incorporated a state-of-art music recording studio but had the look of an old barn. Undeterred, Birdseye found the perfect barn in Ryegate, Vermont.  Unfortunately it was 56 miles from the project site in Waitsfield and had been disassembled in 2007.  You can see what the barn looked like before disassembly at Birdseye’s website.

Several green energy sources such as geothermal heating and cooling were incorporated into the new plan. The recording studio, which occupies the lower level, was designed by internationally recognized sound company WSDG Inc. Birdseye’s craftsmen repaired structural timber frames, supports, reassembled or refashioned thousands of components for the job.  They constructed a slate foundational floor level that gives the building a solid and substantial, site-specific stance across a sloping hill. Several in-progress images of the construction may be found at the Birdseye blog.

For our feature we are focusing on the traditional kitchen which is a fine example of applying TEKA products in an interior setting. As shown, most surfaces of the interior space are refinished barn board. The Beacon Stem Mount fixtures are finished in Weathered Iron (WIR) and help echo the varying colors and antique look of the interior.

The kitchen in total incorporates seven fixtures.  Three hang over the bar with a twelve inch diameter shade while the cooking area is illuminated by four BSM’s with the larger, fifteen inch shade.  Two additional Beacon Stem Mount fixtures hang over a piano on the second story. 

PROJECT DETAILS:

Fixtures:

Beacon Stem Mount (BSM-INC)

Architect: Birdseye Design

Contractor: Birdseye Building Company

Acoustic Design: WSDG Inc.

Rep Agent: Swaney Ltg.

Photo Credit: Susan Teare Photography

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