Comments on: BEAUTIFUL BUILDING REUSE: The Barn House in Belgium

By: Sheryl

Sheryl — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:52:40 +0000

Thank you for posting an article on adaptive reuse, the ultimate choice in building recycling. There are many more successful case studies out there like this one but we remain too distracted by campaigns for new construction (LEED, “starchitects,” etc.) and in the meantime wasting all the embodied energy of what we’ve already built. Over 140 million tons of waste from demolished homes goes into U.S. landfills each year. The sooner the connection between preservation and sustainability is made, the quicker we can get underway with real “green” progress.

By: theokobox

theokobox — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:26:59 +0000

that is really inspiring – there is so much land for sale here in the smokey mountains with old barns on the propety but no house. Now they look like houses to me… i had always thought this could be done, i love seeing it a reality!

By: nico

nico — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:50:36 +0000

It’s a beautiful house! If anybody wants to see plans and other pictures, you can follow this link http://www.archdaily.com/2702/the-barn-house-buro-ii/

By: leafpure

leafpure — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:11:22 +0000

This is what every farmer should be doing with their barns.
Love the simplicity of architecture.