Exterior, Barn Building Type, and Wood Siding Material The Pine Plains, New York, home of Elise and Arnold Goodman boasts 48 windows, the largest of which measures 8'6'' by 7'6''. As architect Preston Scott Cohen explains, the "free facade makes it impossible to identify how many levels there are, or even to tell the difference between a door and a window." From without, the windows reveal dramatic glimpses of the 18th-century barn farm and new steel structure that support the house. From within, says Elise, "Each season, each time of day, offers a different view of the world. It's spectacular." Photo 12 of 26 in 18 Brilliant Barn Conversions That Merge Past and Present from Raising the Barn

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Architect Preston Scott Cohen resurrected an early 1800s barn as a vacation home for literary couple Elise and Arnold Goodman and their family. The exterior boasts 48 windows that subtly reveal the new steel structure supporting the house. "The free facade makes it impossible to identify how many levels there are, or even to tell the difference between a door and a window," says the architect.

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