STONE BARN STUDIO

Photos: Daniel Karp

A companion to the restored Agrippa Hull House, this working residence for a painter is a stone masonry structure inspired by remnants of agrarian foundations on a historic site. The building has two levels. The first floor includes a double height painting studio on the north end and a double height living space on the south end, connected by a cooking and dining zone in the center of the plan. Above the kitchen, the sleeping and bathing area is tucked like a wooded nest, fully wrapped in white oak with an oversized skylight framing the clouds. On the first floor, white walls, painting cubbies, pin-up storage, and a scalar play of squares unifies the rhythm of the steel windows with the millwork.