Tiny Barn

1. Scandinavian-Inspired BarnLocation: Garrison, New YorkSize: 400 square feet (37 square metres)Architect: Annie Mennes of Garrison Foundry Architecture + DecorArchitect Annie Mennes and her family moved to New York’s Hudson Valley around the same time she started her own firm. After working out of their house for a few years, she decided to renovate a dilapidated barn on the property into a home office and guest suite. Though her plan to renovate the barn became a complete rebuild due to the building’s structural issues, Mennes was able to re-create what had attracted her to the barn in the first place. “It was such a charming size and shape,” she says. “We wanted to honour the vernacular that’s here on the site.”The new structure’s stucco siding, which was also used on the original barn exterior, nods to the past. Energy-efficient details and clean lines bring the building into the present. The building features warm, natural materials with simple details and clean lines, channeling Scandinavian design. “The idea was to bridge this rustic-modern vibe,” Mennes says.Find an architect on Houzz

This outbuilding has electric radiant heat. Not sure what that is, but I like the idea of radiant floor heat for a small outbuilding.