Farm Villa
Farm Villa is a synthesis combining the modest, local traditions of the Vermont farmhouse with those of the Neoclassical European villa. The tall, grand French doors, European windows, bracketed roof rake overhangs, and almost severe regularity of the view-facing side place it in the tradition of Schinkel’s villas around Berlin, while the white clapboards used throughout and the plain square porch posts, steep roofs, and more relaxed composition of the of the entry side relate to farmhouses of the surrounding area in Vermont. In contrast to the exterior—part Vermont farmhouse, part Neoclassical villa—a modern, minimalist spirit infuses the interiors. The outside connects the house to traditions both of the place and of the family, and the inside represents a fresh, uncluttered way of living.
The pool and pool house occupy a lower terraced plateau to the north of the house. The pool house includes a kitchen, eating space, bathroom, exercise room, and equipment storage. It employs a primitive, abstracted version of the Neoclassical language of the house and takes the form of a Greek stoa with simple heavy timber columns. It acts as a garden wall defining the outdoor space of the pool area.
Pool and pool house