{"id":6923,"date":"2026-04-14T17:00:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T17:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/?p=6923"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:19:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T15:19:43","slug":"payette-creates-timber-farm-stand-rooted-in-the-rhythms-of-new-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/payette-creates-timber-farm-stand-rooted-in-the-rhythms-of-new-england\/","title":{"rendered":"Payette creates timber farm stand “rooted in the rhythms of New England”"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Payette<\/div>\n

US studio Payette<\/a> has completed a pro-bono project called Land’s Sake Farmstand in Massachusetts<\/a>, USA, designed as a “functional and poetic” timber pavilion<\/a> that emulates early agrarian buildings.<\/span><\/p>\n

Located just outside of Boston, the building is part of a community farm in Weston, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n

\"Payette
Payette has designed a farm stand in Massachusetts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The site is owned by Land’s Sake<\/a>, a nonprofit focused on environmental education, land management and food donation programmes. The site includes growing areas for a wide range of produce and a pick-your-own flower garden.<\/p>\n

Working on a pro bono basis, Boston-based Payette<\/a> designed a master plan for the organisation’s 40-acre (16-hectare) site starting in 2018, calling for the construction of several new buildings.<\/p>\n

\"Timber
The structure serves as a gathering place and shop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The farm stand is the fourth building to be completed (the others include greenhouses and a barn). Positioned along the site’s central axis, the building was conceived as “a heavy timber pavilion set within the landscape”.<\/p>\n

“The design deliberately preserves uninterrupted views across the agricultural landscape while drawing on the vernacular logic of early agrarian buildings,” the team said.<\/p>\n

“The new farmstand exemplifies an architecture that is both functional and poetic, rooted in the rhythms of New England farming while aspiring to a regenerative future.”<\/p>\n

\"Payette
Payette’s farm stand was conceived as a “heavy timber pavilion” in the landscape<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rectangular in plan, the building is topped with a gabled roof, sized to accommodate a large photovoltaic array.\u00a0 The metal-clad roof extends outward to provide shade.<\/p>\n

Along the south and west elevations, the eaves cover areas for produce displays and casual seating.<\/p>\n

\"Framing
It has a hybrid structure that utilises standard timber and mass-timber elements<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The building features a hybrid structural system. A traditional frame is made of Douglas fir columns and beams, while cross-laminated-timber (CLT) panels provide lateral support for the frame.<\/p>\n

Exterior walls are a mix of rough-sawn pine siding and glazing, including retractable panels that enable the building to be opened up to the outdoors.<\/p>\n

\"Pine
Pine wood clads the interiors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Inside the farm stand, there is a mix of public and support spaces.<\/p>\n

The front portion, which faces the fields, contains a commercial market and a demonstration kitchen, which are meant to act “as a social hub for growers and visitors”.<\/p>\n

\"Loft
A loft was designed to be a workspace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The rear area contains storage, a staff office, a walk-in cooler and a vegetable-washing area. Sliding doors lined with polycarbonate<\/a> panels draw in filtered daylight.<\/p>\n

A loft is located above the support areas and is used as a workspace and as a small venue for educational programming.<\/p>\n