Collection by Cynthia Murphy
“Floating Farmhouse” in Eldred New York is a modern five-room holiday rental home with a touch of old world charm.
!["The cedar siding is simply stained with a black semi-transparent oil stain [from Cabot], which allows the color of the wood to still emerge through,” architect Robert Hutchison says. “We love how the black color makes the building recede into the background, and how it in turn allows the trees on the site to emerge as the highlight.”](https://images2.dwell.com/photos/6063391372700811264/6133526213865357312/original.jpg?auto=format&q=35&w=160)
"The cedar siding is simply stained with a black semi-transparent oil stain [from Cabot], which allows the color of the wood to still emerge through,” architect Robert Hutchison says. “We love how the black color makes the building recede into the background, and how it in turn allows the trees on the site to emerge as the highlight.”
Innauer Matt Architekten designed the house as simple wooden building resting atop a solid, reinforced concrete plinth.