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Plans for the next build are in the works already, and
whatever comes next will be different from the Black
Barn; the focus for Jeremy and Kati will always be on
projects that will stand the test of time, not trendy
or easily replicable designs. During a 45-minute
tour and talk, we kept coming back to the word
“collaboration.” This house was built with people
Jeremy and Kati knew, and people they knewwould
wholeheartedly want to be involved.
“The architect would always say “moments”—you
have to do this because it creates a
moment
… There
was always a feeling of excitement when we were
building it,” concludes Jeremy atop the tower looking
over the valley.
It became apparent tome onmy drive home frommy
tour that this article would be as much about Jeremy
and Kati, as the house itself. Jeremy and Kati have
put a lot of themselves into the Black Barn. And in
the process they’ve managed to turn it into a living,
breathing force of nature.
