Custom Barn, Orleans, MA

This custom barn in Orleans was built by Cape Associates working with AD Architects. Natural cedar shingles and vertical board siding give the building a weathered wood look that suits the open grounds around it. The pitched roof and tall gable ends read clearly from across the field.

A metal roof tops the main gable, with a small cupola on the ridge and a lower shed-roofed wing at each side. Three large bays open on the front to hold vehicles and equipment, with a separate overhead door at one end.

• Cupola and standing-seam metal roof
• Cedar shingle and board siding
• Wide bays and a glass-paneled overhead door
• Gabled end with a single upper window

One end opens through a glass-paneled door to what looks like a home gym with green turf flooring. Drone views show the barn set on a cleared site among mature trees, with the water visible in the distance.