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The Pennsylvania Barn Vernacular
curt, kyle, victor
The Bank Barn
banked to provide access to the upper level for processing and storing grain
upper level floor extended south in a cantilever fashion over the stable wall below to provide a ventilated area for a granary on the upper level and protection from snow and rain for the animals on the south side of the barn at the lower level
the entrance/exit for the lower level, considered the front, always faced south
The Sweitzer Pennsylvania Barn
forebay depth of 6 to 9 feet, supported only by the cantilevered beams from the upper level floor
front gabled roof slope is longer than the rear because the roof continues unbroken over the forebay
roof angle is steep, approximately 45˚, to facilitate drainage, giving the characteristic asymmetrical roof
forebay front wall is two-thirds that of the rear wall due to the longer front roof slope
The Standard Pennsylvania Barn
most widespread of Pennsylvania barn types
roof ridge to be centered over the barn
symmetrical gable ends and a forebay front wall height equal to that of the rear (north side) wall
more shallow forebay from that of the Sweitzer
Bank barn information obtained from: http://www.dalzielbarn.com/pages/TheBarn/PennsylvaniaBarns.html
The Star Barn
large frame bank barn constructed on a limestone foundation, built in 1872
three-story structure is approximately 67’-6” wide by 105’-6” long
barn has a centered cross gable and square cupola rising above the gabled roof
Star barn information obtained from: http://www.thestarbarn.com/AboutTheStarBarn.aspx
The Star Barn
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Construction Process
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Modern precedentClubhouse is based on the existing typology of a Pennsylvania Bank Barn, and literally replaced one of the barns on the site. Zoning constrains did not allow to exceed the existing footprint, volume and building typology - therefore the new structure preserves a memory of the old barn typologically and also spatially.
Austin + Mergold LLC Architecture, landscape, design
Mechanicsburg, PA 2002-2005
Modern precedent