Architect Joseph Augustine was starting a new firm and a new family, and needed a workshop plus a garden shed. He wanted something that would showcase his design aesthetic and attention to detail to future clients. He decided on two buildings situated side by side next to a stream on the edge of his property. The buildings share the same footings, but there’s about a 4-foot gap between to create a path down to the water. Mirror-image sliding barn doors allow him to easily maneuver long pieces of wood in and out of the workshop. The double doors span half the width of each shed, so light and air can flow freely when they’re open. A standing-seam metal roof extends over those doorways for extra protection, but “also to create a detail emphasizing the door.” Augustine’s architectural bent is reflected in the buildings’ clean lines and sharp roof pitch, while the cedar board-and-batten cladding evokes rural Pennsylvania’s agricultural roots.
Builder/architect: jfa architecture, Wyncote, Pa.; Photographer: Courtesy jfa architecture.
