Big American barn becomes bold Kiwi home

The barn exterior. Tiffiny Hodgson on the bridge – her favourite feature. Reassembling the barn structure. Mortise and tenon joints. Metal staircase and balustrades. Hand-hewn timber and metal balustrades. On a secluded section off the end of Goatley Road in Warkworth, a barn is being transformed into a stunning family home – one unlike any other in New Zealand. Because this isn’t your typical barn. First built in 1868, it’s a bold structure some 9.5 metres tall, technically classifying it as a commercial building, and its impressive timber frame was shipped here from Seattle inside a 40-foot ...