Framed by rolling farmland hills in the foreground, and the majestic Blue Ridge Mountain range in the background, this 22-acre farm property features an Irish inspired stone & heavy timber barn as well as a port cochere entry/ farm office building, all designed and built in less than a year.
“This barn is on a 22-acre small farm, and there is no residence on the property,” the property owner shared. “I have always wanted a barn like this, and it’s not really any more complicated than that. I bought this property almost a decade ago, and there was only a small storage shed building on the land, it was always part of my plans to build something like this.”
Spurred on by a family wedding, the long-planned yet fast moving development of the farm features a structural Douglas fir timber frame barn, extensive custom-made doors and finishes from our fine woodworking division NEWwoodworks and cladding from our sister company Pioneer Millworks.
“About a year ago my daughter got engaged and she wanted to get married on the property because it is a beautiful piece of land overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains to the west,” the property owner explained. “She wanted to get married in a sailcloth tent, which is what she did, but that gave me the motivation to complete my barn project.”
“The fact that New Energy Works could provide us with the design service all the way through to the construction plans, timber frame, and finishes was pretty compelling, “ the property owner continued. “I think that differentiates New Energy Works from most of the other players out there in the marketplace with offerings that run the gamut from custom design through the construction of the finished building.”
“It wasn’t until I talked to New Energy Works that I felt we were in a place where we could execute this project on the timeline that we wanted with a company that had the resources to get it done.” the property owner surmised. “I built this as a legacy project. The amount of stone in the project is pretty amazing, combined with the substantial timber frame— this barn is going to be here for hundreds of years.”
Project Credits:
Architect: New Energy Works
Builder: RJ Smith Companies
Engineer: Fire Tower Engineered Timber
Engineer: Herrick-Saylor Engineers, D.P.C.
Reclaimed & Sustainable Wood: Pioneer Millworks
Fine Woodworks: NEWwoodworks
Masonry: MT Stone & Stucco LLC
Photography: Darren Setlow Photography
See our case study:
Blue Ridge Bliss | New Energy Works
