In reimagining a characterful Greenwich Barn for contemporary living, Calla Cane has cultivated a rich design narrative that fuses New England style leanings and modern innovation. As a result, a new iteration of the home sees the simple grace of its original architecture emerge as a design touchstone.

Drawn to Connecticut’s wide open spaces and the comforting refuge of nature during the pandemic, the owners of Greenwich Barn purchased the antique structure to escape the profound confines of lockdown in New York, exchanging the dense urban milieu for the wooded natural beauty of Greenwich.

From the moment of arrival through the quiet vigil of a street lined with mature trees, their new home – Greenwich Barn – is revealed as a considered negotiation between its charming original details and contemporary innovation. The magnetism of its new black facade against the wild abandon of white climbing roses conjures an idyll that rests beyond the reach of the city’s trials.

With three young children, the home’s large yard and swimming pool offered an oasis from the city. The interior, however, needed a design intervention to bring it into accord with the peaceful nature of the property.

In finding a way to update the barn’s interior and exterior without compromising the structure’s integrity, Calla Cane explored complimentary natural materials throughout the home while taking every opportunity to balance the rituals of its inhabitants with a reoccurring connection to the landscape.