With Cathy Purple Cherry, we have found an architect for life. Cathy designed and oversaw many major residential construction and renovation projects for us and her thorough and thoughtful approach is unparalleled. She made the effort to understand how our family lives, then designed living space that was wonderfully detailed in both feature and function. Her approach is intelligent, professional and comprehensive. She operates with the highest integrity and is a geniunely nice person.

Wayne and Linda Huyard

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Residential

Accessory Building on Aberdeen Creek

This 3,500 sf timberframe barn serves as an accessory structure to a new 14,000 sf custom home and is located on a 5-acre property on Aberdeen Creek. The barn is used to house the Owner’s antique motorcycle and auto collection. The polished concrete floor of the showroom area opens up with full glass French doors on the water side of the structure connecting to a large entertainment terrace and screened porch. A second floor studio space has two large retractable glass doors with stainless steel cables that open to the showroom below. The first floor powder room includes stainless steel diamond-plated walls and a vanity fabricated to look like a mechanic’s work bench. The structure also includes a large lift bay and two additional work shops fully fitted out with professional-grade mechanic’s benches and tool storage. Two windowed cupolas allow natural light to penetrate the interior. Cables hung from steel rods bring focus to the decorative wood trusses that are featured throughout the entire structrue. As well, the interior of the entire barn is completely finished with exposed stained wood and hand-hewn beams.

Date Completed

2008

Category

Residential