John Bessler for Traditional Home
Example of a farmhouse red one-story stone gable roof design in New York

Elmhurst, IL Residence by Charles Vincent George Architects Photographs by Tony Soluri
Cottage two-story exterior home photo in Chicago

It is a contemporary ‘farm style compound’ with the main house accommodated in a ‘barn’ structure, the garages & workshops (steel- & woodworking workshops for the tinkering owner) in adjoining ‘sheds’ and the entrance & staircase housed in a semi-klinker ‘silo’ structure. A lap pool to the North of the barn act as a passive cooling device in summer, by cooling the warm summer winds from the North-East down through the evaporation of the pool water, and drawing the hot air from the ‘barn’ through large apertures facing the pool to the North & the pasture to the South. Triangular windows in the gables can be opened to draw out further hot air rising to the ceiling level inside the house. Proper insulation materials & methods for the roof, walls & floors, together with double glazing results in a cosy & warm interior. The lap pool is also an analogy of a drinking trough for the cows which used to roam the land and found on the farm before it was developed, hankering to its past, but off course also is just a swimming pool, in which the kids can play or train in for swimming galas. This house is designed to self-sufficient and ‘off-the-grid’ in the end, through the incorporation of many ideas & systems. Sustainable elements include items like a rain water harvesting system with galvanized tanks on the outside in feeling with the farm style vernacular, grey water recycling for garden irrigation, solar water heating- & photo voltaic (electricity generation) on the roof, the use of recycled materials obtained from demolished buildings & bridges at the time, and low-water-low maintenance gardens, indigenous to the area.

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A view from the hill top vegetable garden looking down the steps towards the pool and gardens.
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Stone and moss patio, steps to lower level of garden, with flowering plants
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A linear landscape design for the beds are squared off instead of round. Linda Barrett
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This is an example of a large transitional side yard stone landscaping in Bridgeport with a fire pit.

The linear planting beds give a contemporary feel to this landscape versus the traditional round beds. Linda Barrett
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Photo of a traditional landscaping in Chicago.

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Inspiration for a traditional landscaping in Chicago.

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This is an example of a traditional landscaping in Chicago.

www.BarnNurseryLandscape.com The Barn Nursery & Landscape Center
Photo of a traditional landscaping in Chicago.

www.BarnNurseryLandscape.com The Barn Nursery & Landscape Center
This is an example of a traditional landscaping in Chicago.

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Design ideas for a traditional landscaping in Chicago.

Irregular Bluestone front walkway, entrance and stoop www.BarnNurseryLandscape.com The Barn Nursery & Landscape Center
Design ideas for a traditional landscaping in Chicago.

The Barn Nursery & Landscape Center www.BarnNurseryLandscape.com This brick retaining wall was photographed prior to completion.
Design ideas for a traditional landscaping in Chicago.