A dramatic conversion of a mid-19th-century oak timber-frame barn located in Concord, Massachusetts into a new home for its owners. Featured on This Old House during the 1989 season as part of their adaptive reuse project. Architect Jock Gifford designed a space to fit within the barn’s simple footprint. Tedd Benson and his crew deemed the existing barn impossible to repair and decided the only option was to start over with new wood. Benson and members of the Timber Framers' Guild of North America built the barn with classic mortise-and-tenon joinery techniques.
Design|Build
Bensonwood
Classic
3,600 sq ft
3 bed 2.5 bath
R35 OB Plus wall
R44 roof
Douglas fir timbers
Custom stairs and doors
Outdoor living
Uses passive design strategies seen in the roof and walls
Photography
Bensonwood
