The vision for a new storage barn to add to the limited storage space of Wesleyan's Long Lane Farm Collective came with the goal of creating a landmark for the farm without sacrificing utility. The structure was designed and built by a group of 18 students for their peers. The naturally lit space acts as storage and a meeting place for the farm. The post and beam timber structure and the truss, which transmits loads to the posts with tension and compression, push the bounds of what was accomplishable in one semester on a limited budget.

The sculptural geometric form is one color from wall to roof, with the exception of the doors which are inset and remain unpigmented, inviting one inside. Slot windows, the same width as cladding boards, avoid breaking the structure’s visual vertical lines. The windows are set on the same plane as the rest of the exterior and let light in without revealing much of the interior contents.

The barn responds to the context of its soundings in many ways. Its angularity references the nearby A-frame, an earlier North Studio project, and the smaller shed it sits next to. This shed also shares its vertical wood board cladding. Its design is inspired by other local modern barns and storage spaces, as well as Connecticut’s historical tobacco barns.

Material honesty was a major driver of design decisions. Black stained exteriors, allows the wood grain to show through the finish in a way traditional paint wouldn’t have. The windows are repurposed tempered glass, and were previously office shelves. Above and below the glass panes are metal drip edges. The exposed metal edge is used again on the barn's four door handles.