Article source: AlibiStudio

Secret Sky is the structural reworking of an existing underutilized barn that allows the sky to enter and permeate the building. The barn maintains its iconic and monolithic form while literally splitting into two volumes with a fully-walled passage between, left open to the sky. As a subtractive maneuver, Secret Sky takes a large volume out of the barn, while simultaneously adding a new space. Visitors pass through the barn, while never being able to enter it. Internally to the barn, elements of the structure were reworked with new components added to stabilize this structural feat.

Image Courtesy © Catie Newell of Alibi Studio

• Architects: AlibiStudio
• Project: Secret Sky
• Location: Hume, Michigan
• Photography: Catie Newell of Alibi Studio, Adam Smith, Ben Lawson

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