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THE MODERN RESIDENCE
FACING PAGE & BELOW: Set on 120 acres near the quaint village of Rhinebeck in upstate New York, this single-family home is
a modern take on the local, historic barns of the Hudson River Valley and is designed to adapt over time from a weekender to a
full-time residence. The house exterior utilizes cladding of plantation softwood treated to manifest hardwood characteristics—it is
maintenance-free, unpainted, unstained, insect and mold-resistant, and dimensionally stable. This cladding was applied as a rain-
screen to all outside walls and entirely covers the roof, using a unique, innovative clip system atop the standing seams of the metal
sheeting underneath—a first for a private home in North America.
Photographs by Oliver Mint
