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by H. Keith Wagner Partnership

Burlington, VT, US 05401 · 124 photos

Wagner Residence

http://www.hkw-p.com

Wagner Residence
North Ferrisburgh, Vermont

Keith Wagner drew from his love of flat land and open sky when it came to selecting a site and designing his own home. The resulting assembly of wood and metal outbuildings forms a minimalist compound containing a main house, guest house, painting studio and sculpture studio. The outbuildings are organized by and contained within a datum of low concrete walls, a tree bosque, hedgerows and a crushed stone sculpture court. The architecture gives way to the landscape and allows visitors to focus on nature. Keith's own large spherical sculptures dot the landscape and evoke the rolled hay bales seen across the New England landscape.

Architectural Design: Keith Wagner with Birdseye Design

Image Credit: Westphalen Photography

This photo has 2 questions

leahbeth wrote:

So beautiful! What is the siding used for the Barn? Thanks! - We are wanting to build a shed/studio and would love a modern, simple barn. Yours is fantastic! »

Like · Comment · 8 months ago

nin012 What type of trees are these?

4 months ago · Like

Tracy Miller wrote:

what material are the spheres made of? »

Like · Comment · 15 months ago

H. Keith Wagner Partnership My busniess partner Keith is an artist and makes those out of scrap steel. You can see more of them at http://www.hkeithwagner.com/

15 months ago · Like ·

Tracy Miller Those spheres, and buildings, sculpture on a human scale. I just really like it.

13 months ago · Like

What Houzz contributors are saying:

added by Frank Organ to 12 Gardens That Are Pure Visual Delights

Set amongst the formality of the allée of standard deciduous trees, rusty ball sculptures bring this viewing garden to life. The minimalist buildings behind, including the sculptor's studio, create the perfect background and setting for this nearly plant-free garden.

added by Debra Prinzing to Give Your Garden an Arresting Point of View

Use negative spaces wisely. The flat void between these two buildings might have been a place to park the car or stash waste and recycling bins. But now, in the hands of a gifted designer, this opening contains a collection of botanical and man-made elements. Together they create a focal point that makes the entire landscape feel cohesive.I love the interplay between the bosk and the various-size metal orbs on the ground. I love how the gaps between the tree trunks and the artwork can be navigated so anyone visiting walks through the space (rather than just observes it). This space is modern and understated — but certainly makes a powerful design statement.

What Houzzers are commenting on:

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Sculpture

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barn idea, landscaping rocks and trees

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The Field

added by jenkinsla to guest house (7 days ago)

Another view of house I liked. Pole barn is cool looking. I would nave areas outside "yard" be field.

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landscape

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house

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landscape and barn ideas

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grove

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out side

added by angiepriss to Exterior Ideas (3 weeks ago)

gravel color

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Interplay of 2 buildings

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Cool

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Simplicity

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wld concrete wall look like freeway? wld need to be 40" tall.

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blue adirondack chairs!

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Honeylocust

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Esculturas

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Ball sculpture

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love the spheres and grass to stone and cement transition

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allee2

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B/B siding, metal on outbuilding, gravel, trees, spheres

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Love the landscape-very clean

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Metal

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balls

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house-rusty balls garden

added by jbwillia to Barn homes (8 weeks ago)

blend of wood and metal looks good. like the outdoor space

added by jlwinton to Exterior Ideas (2 months ago)

gravel with trees

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Vernacular farmhouse

added by uj1998 to uj1998's Ideas (2 months ago)

trees in a row

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spheres

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Trees

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spare design with gravel

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simple gravel terrace with trees

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Love the spheres in gravel

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entree moderne

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Simplicity.

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Stevie, we need to think about the space between the house and garage at the Kamp. Hide the functional elements (e.g., generator, clothesline) and build in some design. Maybe this is a spot for specimen trees (like the non-native larch at the Edge of the Wilderness Discovery Center)

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like house and barn layout - log material would make it perfect

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landscape

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guest house plus barn layout

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Keith Wagner

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Materials windows

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small orchard barn and balls

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Love the spheres

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landscaping around barn/shop

added by Isa Souchon to Outdoors (pools & landscaping) (3 months ago)

LOVE the landscaping and the giant balls. Great!

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Rural Contemporary

added by leilakaye to leilakaye's ideas (3 months ago)

So beautiful.

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the simplicty of space is perfect

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Simple

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Spheres

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White House metal barn

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orchard

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White and Zinc

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Wall

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Like trees with wooden balls

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garage / landscape integration

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large sculptural spheres

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GARDEN

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nice look, layout of space

added by echamblee to echamblee's ideas (3 months ago)

Use Negative Spaces wisely (space b/w house and garage)

added by marv1n to marv1n's Ideas (3 months ago)

Brilliant interplay of balls and trees

added by theresa2b to Yard III (3 months ago)

love this. If I were rich this would be my other home.

added by vegan123 to vegan123's Ideas (3 months ago)

house close to barn plus trees

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different materials in structures

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The orbs

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ball rocks

added by nancypaints to nancypaints's Favorites (3 months ago)

Lovely integration of two separate buildings

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love the boulders and the landscaping, cottage and buildings for the dream land I want to buy for a retreat.

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Outside ideas

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Big round planters

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The balls and the orderly arrangement of the trees

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The trees

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Urns mixed w nathre

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Effective use of vois

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Cement balls

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house

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white metal

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love the look

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court yard balls general sense of style

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gravel space

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Board and Batten. Liked the complimentary materials and complex feel...

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Like the galvanized garage

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Sculture

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Outdoor

added by rockwell to exterior (4 months ago)

B+B with no banding looks super clean, also like the concrete wall.

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Asphalt patio with trees planted in it.

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Orb on the patio?

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Ideas

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Clap board country

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use negative space wisely

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Balls

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Good compound.

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Balls for backyard

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Awesome garden

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siding to match lake house

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Dreaming

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2 garage ideas

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Mr. and Mrs. McDonald reported that their farm had been overrun by giant dung beetles. The upside was that the barn no longer had to be cleaned, but the giant balls of "compost" caused the driveway to sprout trees.

added by tcain to Landscape - Plant Materials (4 months ago)

Use negative spaces wisely. The flat void between these two buildings might have been a place to park the car or stash waste and recycling bins. But now, in the hands of a gifted designer, this opening contains a collection of botanical and man-made elements. Together they create a focal point that makes the entire landscape feel cohesive. I love the interplay between the bosk and the various-size metal orbs on the ground. I love how the gaps between the tree trunks and the artwork can be navigated so anyone visiting walks through the space (rather than just observes it). This space is modern and understated — but certainly makes a powerful design statement.

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Concept

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Trees right in gravel

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formele tuin

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open space to create

added by rayhogg to cottage (4 months ago)

Negative space. Man made + saplings= gorgeous

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