Hay Barn wins 2017 WoodWorks Regional Excellence Award

We are honored to announce that the Cowell Ranch Hay Barn has won the 2017 WoodWorks Regional Excellence Award! This means the Hay Barn will be featured on the WoodWorks gallery website, in a video used in symposiums around the country, and in the book "Celebrating Excellence in Wood Architecture 2016-2017."

Not a bad way to kick off 2017 - we hope you all have an award-winning year as well.

Hay Barn wins 2016 AIA Montana Honor Award

We are proud and excited to announce that the Hay Barn, just completed earlier this year, has won its very first award. The Hay Barn now has the prestigious 2016 AIA Montana Honor Award under its belt, and we could not be more pleased. Our deepest thanks to those who contributed to its design and construction, including craftspeople, engineers, and fabricators.

UCSC Hay Barn Photos

Before you scroll through the new gorgeous photographs from the recent photoshoots down at the Hay Barn, take a look at this stunning before-and-after shot:

Left: Before shot (photographer unknown) Right: After shot (© 2016 Cesar Rubio Photography)


All photos below © 2016 Cesar Rubio Photography.

UCSC Hay Barn Update: Not Your Ordinary Horse Stable...

To address privacy concerns within the new Hay Barn, steel interior partitions were installed, tucked away between the service core and the north wall. Acting as a divider between the main space and the office program, careful consideration was given to the size of these partitions so as not to disrupt the overall character of the building or to obscure structural elements expressing "old vs. new." 

UCSC Hay Barn Update

Earlier this week, Fernau + Hartman spent an entire day with photographer Cesar Rubio to capture the beautifully restored Hay Barn on the UCSC campus (note: the photos you see below were taken by F+H, not Cesar Rubio).

The clouds began rolling in towards the end of the day, but the Hay Barn still looked as stunning as ever.