Board & Batten

Board & Batten

Plymouth, Vermont

Architecture

Birdseye

Building

Birdseye

Interior

Brooke Michelsen Design

Photography

Jim Westphalen
Erica Allen
Daniel J. Cardon

Completed

2017

Type

Single-family Residence

Recognition

2017 AIA VT Merit Award

2019 WWA Architecture – 30 of the most relevant world architects
2018 Architectural Digest: May
2018 Dezeen: February
2018 Dezeen: January
2017 World-Architects: November

A secluded guest house, accessed by a narrow footpath, projects into an intimate meadow set within the Calvin Coolidge Homestead heritage area.

Architecture

Architecture

A T-shaped hipped roof with large, razor-edge overhangs cap a playful façade crafted in the tradition of board and batten punctuated by mirrored panels and windows. The symmetrical plan organizes two bedroom suites along the edge of the forest while shared living spaces project into the meadow.

A T-shaped hipped roof with large, razor-edge overhangs cap a playful façade crafted in the tradition of board and batten punctuated by mirrored panels and windows. The symmetrical plan organizes two bedroom suites along the edge of the forest while shared living spaces project into the meadow.

Interiors

Interiors

The interior spaces are defined by a minimalist palette of finished concrete floors, painted walls, western red cedar details, and custom beds and cabinetry to compliment the mid-century furnishings.

The interior spaces are defined by a minimalist palette of finished concrete floors, painted walls, western red cedar details, and custom beds and cabinetry to compliment the mid-century furnishings.

Inspiration

Inspiration

Inspired by the rhythm of transparency and opacity of its wooded setting.

Inspired by the rhythm of transparency and opacity of its wooded setting.

Board + Batten, located in the Green Mountains of Vermont, is a spacious guest house sited at the edge of a mature forest overlooking a private meadow.

Accessed by a narrow footpath, the secluded guest house is organized in a T-shaped symmetrical plan with bedrooms defining the edge of the forest and the living spaces projecting into the meadow. The residence is inspired by board and batten siding, ubiquitous in the region as a durable and functional cladding. Board + Batten is clad in a playful composition of painted board, mirror polish stainless steel panels and windows within the regimented spacing of the board and batten layout. Ranging from opaque to translucent to reflective, the siding creates a rich and textured surface that meaningfully integrates the house into the landscape. A standing seam black metal roof, hipped in all directions, is finished with a knife-edged cedar soffit and aligned to the cedar deck below. The interior spaces are defined by a minimalist palette of finished concrete floors, painted walls, western red cedar details, and custom beds and cabinetry to compliment the mid-century furnishings.

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3104 Huntington Road


Richmond, Vermont 05477

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Birdseye

3104 Huntington Road


Richmond, Vermont 05477

©2025

Birdseye

3104 Huntington Road


Richmond, Vermont 05477

©2025

Birdseye