Architects and Artisans

It may look new, but architect Chad Everhart’s “Farmhouse Redux” is built in large part out of recycled materials. He and his wife bought the two and a half acres where it now stands near Boone, N.C., along with an original 1930s-era farmhouse, in 2007. “We looked at it, and it was the cheapest house [...]

What Tina Govan likes about the “Broken China” Farmhouse she designed and built in rural North Carolina is its strength and simplicity. “The structure and the materials speak for themselves,” she said. “It’s really clear how this building was put together.” It was built with a frame and lightweight, malleable Hebel block. The load-bearing walls [...]