This 4,200 sq. ft. custom home is an adjunct multipurpose building adjacent to a large estate residence in northern New Jersey. Functions include a 2 bedroom guest house, a large 1,200 square foot 2 story entertainment party space and a large south facing greenhouse. The clients are vegitarians and are developing this adjacent property into a ‘farm to table’ facility with approximately an acre of vegetable gardens and a 1,000 sq. ft attached greenhouse- hence the barn vernacular.
Solar collectors, passive solar greenhouse design and trombe wall construction are intended to make this structure as energy independent as possible. Anticipated construction start is late spring 2022.
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