Rustic flair has got a special place for many, and with the overwhelming popularity of barn themed weddings and mason jars galore– there’s also been a surge in demand for repurposed barn homes. When designer Joséphine Gintzburger was asked to convert the interior of this historic barn into a contemporary residence, she established a delicate balance between the original structure and the requested intervention. The barn was configured as a series of repeating heavy timber bents that define space at fixed intervals. The conversion shows great deference to these monumental wooden structural members, leaving them exposed, visible, and easily appreciated from any room in the residence. The structure bents are quite tall, with generous lofted rooms fitting above massive timber members in certain places.
French interior designer Joséphine Gintzburger was commissioned to redesign the interior of this former barn located in the French region of Burgundy.
The exterior remains unassumingly historic and agrarian, maintaining its traditional materials palette and relationship to surrounding structures.
Certain parts the original exterior walls are removed so that large swaths of glazing illuminate the interior space and connect to the landscape.
The space above these timbers is left open, so that certain ground-floor spaces becomes double-height volumes.
The barn was configured as a series of repeating heavy timber bents that define space at fixed intervals.
The conversion shows great deference to these monumental wooden structural members, leaving them exposed, visible, and easily appreciated from any room in the residence.
