3. Poolside fun in New Jersey. At this home, on a subdivided former large farm, a giant dilapidated barn was given new life as a pool house and garage. Architect Arturo Palombo, with the help of Amish craftsmen, reused the original post-and-beam structure to rebuild the barn at an appropriate scale for the current property.
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