Framework · 13:38
// THE QUOTE
“the other challenge we had was the biggest building on site was the barn at 600 square feet”
— Kendall Taylor · root architecture inc
Strong design-constraint story: fitting a 12,000 sq ft 'monster' next to a 600 sq ft barn by studying vernacular architecture; lands on his childhood in the barns making it natural. Self-contained.
Full episode at 13:38How Root Architecture Designed the $11M Green Gables Visitor Centre — and Why Atlantic Canada Architects Can't Specialize | Kendall Taylor ▸
THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES
Drawing on childhood vernacular knowledge — barn forms, post-and-beam carpentry — can anchor a contemporary institutional building to its landscape and ease client acceptance.
“i can get into this really easy you know it was very natural for me to be inspired by barn structures”
THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN
Other landmark projects and Atlantic Canada market realities
11:22
Clips like this, every two weeks.
SOURCE: 13:38 of How Root Architecture Designed the $11M Green Gables Visitor Centre — and Why Atlantic Canada Architects Can't Specialize | Kendall Taylor