The solution celebrates the simple honesty of the vernacular architecture coexisting with the relevance of modernism. The solution includes the arrangement of the long rectangular floor plate with an open living core and kitchen to support the owners’ love of cooking and entertaining, flanked on either end with bedroom suites for privacy — which are interchangeable as office space if desired. Window openings are retained and re-glazed, offering an abundance of natural light to flood the interior from all directions. The roof is insulated on the upper side allowing the open gambrel structure to define the interior space and provide the finish. The flooring is a large format porcelain tile with a natural concrete look throughout, lending to the motif. Pocket doors made of salvage wood provide privacy for the bedrooms and tuck out of the way for an open feel when desired. Structural lateral bracing in the form of steel tubes are left exposed along the long exterior brick walls. Natural concrete countertops and bulb-on-a-chord chandeliers in the kitchen completes the look.