The Barn at Walnut Hill, from artist to architect eye

 Wright Scoop Launches Book - The Barn at Walnut Hill

Glen Allen, VA-based The Wright Scoop - Sylvia Hoehns Wright, nationally recognized eco-advocate, contributing writer and communications specialist, has launched a book, "The Barn at Walnut Hill, from artist to architect eye." To review or order, visit Sylvia's Store at http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/syhwright .

The Barn at Walnut Hill, from artist to architect eye -

photo by Sean Smith

The recipient of more than 20 national and international awards, the barn at Walnut Hill is an adaptive restoration project.

The Poole family partnering with a 'green' team applied a method known as ‘The Seven Rs’: resuse, recondition, return, resell, reclaim, recycle; and only as a last resort, remove. As a result, all are present day known as environmental leaders – people who contribute with the Native American perspective of ‘providing for the needs of the current generation without sacrificing the needs of future generations’.

Project Background -

Located on Walnut Hill Drive in Rockville, VA and designed by the late artist/gardener Louise Cochrane, the barn at Walnut Hill Farm consists of an archetypal American style - gambrel barn, which is identified by a double sloping roof. Built in 1974, the barn appears to be a crossover design between Medieval English and German styles.

Formerly part of a 459 acre parcel owned by J Harwood and Louise B Cochrane Life Estate, the barn was transferred in 2014 to Mike and Nea May Poole. 

With permits in hand, says Nea May, “Mike and I as LEED AP who have designed several silver and gold multi-family projects were excited about integrating green technologies into a personal project, adaption of a 20th century archetypal American barn into our 21st century home.” 

Eco-advocate Sylvia Hoehns Wright had the privilege of hosting a video interview with Nea May and Louise Cochrane. 

“I knew what I wanted so I sketched it,” said Louise. So, through combining her artist eye with the skills of landscape gardening, she designed and positioned the barn as an aesthetic view from her home’s front porch. To watch the interview, link to https://youtu.be/EQ9NGisv_OM  .

To acquire a copy of a project that converted a 20th century structure from an "artist to architect eye", link to Wright's book at https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/syhwright .

About the Wright Scoop -

Identified by Landscape Architect magazine as an Industry ‘mover & shaker’, the Wright Scoop – Sylvia Hoehns Wright is an author, consultant and lecturer who seeks to inspire people to create an eco-legacy of CARE, a perspective of conservation, accountability, recovery and eco-efficiency – ‘green’ America’s landscape! For details, visit web site www.thewrightscoop.com .

As Den Gardner, executive director of Project EverGreen says, "Wright's eco-advocacy embodies every aspect of the consumer education campaign we had hoped to inspire. For, our vision is to become a global organization that empowers people within communities to change society through the responsible creation and preservation of sustainable green spaces, such that the ever-increasing impacts of global warming in the world are measurably reduced; because Green Matters!."