Beautiful, Strong, & Versatile
A Geobarn is an endlessly versatile building system derived from the heritage of Vermont barn-building. The most obvious innovation is our signature diagonal framing, which makes our modified post-and-beam structural shell incredibly strong. Our hand-built truss assemblies span wide interior spaces and support heavy loads, which eliminates the need for internal supports or load bearing walls. A Geobarn permits an endless variety of architectural styles, from rustic to modern designs.
The end result is a Geobarn that is open and filled with light. Our open interiors enable Geobarn owners to create open floor plans and connected living spaces, which makes a Geobarn endlessly versatile. A Geobarn is durable and strong, and a proven survivor of storm and seismic events. And every Geobarn is highly energy efficient and built to minimize carbon footprint. While modern construction techniques are more energy efficient than ever, Geobarns takes energy performance to the next level, making truly passive energy efficiency possible.
But most of all, a Geobarn is designed and built for you. No two Geobarns are alike, just as no two people are alike. A Geobarn is more than a custom home or business venue. Every Geobarn is conceived, designed, and finished through close teamwork between you and our team. A Geobarn is unique work of careful design and artful construction to be a foundation for a lifetime of joyful living.
Built for Strength
Our unique building system based on the strength of Euclidean geometry
Diagonal Framing
Diagonal Framing is stronger than stick built and far more efficient. By framing our post bays diagonally, shear loads are transferred to the foundation, thereby increasing the strength of the post-and-beam shell. Sure, Diagonal Framing requires a higher degree of carpentry skill, but the resulting strength and efficiency is worth it.
Modified Post & Beam
Derived from traditional timber framing, our modified Post-and-Beam shell is engineered to carry heavier loads without the internal supports required by stick built or timber frame. Eliminating mandatory internal supports means a Geobarns floorplan is endlessly customizable, from homes to commercial venues to art studios and workshops.
Proprietary Truss Assemblies
With our massively strong structural shell, a Geobarn can support minimalist trusses of far greater load capacity than stick-built structures. Every Geobarns truss is hand-built for the job, and they evoke the beauty of traditional exposed timber framing. Want to park a six-ton tractor on the 2nd floor? We’ve built that!
Everyone who has seen the barn, including local craftsmen and contractors, comment on how great it looks and how solidly it is built. Aesthetically, George and his men have constructed a beautiful building. Structurally it is as solid as a rock. Simple, beautiful and strong;
these are the adjectives that best describe our Geobarn
We highly recommend George and the Geobarns family to anyone considering adding a classic, timeless, quality structure to their property. From your first contact to the final nail, you will not be disappointed.
Built for Beauty
Geobarns celebrate the arts of carpentry and engineering
Open Interiors
We believe natural light is good for the soul. Since a Geobarn has little need for internal supports or load bearing walls, your Geobarn can be designed with soaring, open interiors that become cathedrals of light. Interior rooms can be laid out any way you wish. Daring features, such as floating lofts or floors of clear Lexan are easily incorporated in a Geobarn. Geobarn homes are dramatic and inviting, and Geobarn commercial venues become stages for intimate client experiences.
Versatile Design
Home, workshop, art studio, wedding barn… a Geobarn can be nearly anything you wish. Unlike building kits or plan packages, a Geobarn is easily adapted to a variety of purposes. We’ve built everything from apartment/garages to wineries from Maine to California. A Geobarn has the flexibility of a one-of-a-kind structure combined with the efficiencies of Vermont barns. Every Geobarn we build is precisely tailored to the building site and the needs of our clients.
Agrarian Heritage
Geobarns began by building strong, versatile barn and utility buildings in New England. The exposed timber posts and beams, rolling barn doors, and hardy joinery of our agrarian heritage can be found in every Geobarn we build today. From rooftop cupola to finishes and fixtures, a Geobarn looks and feels like an historic home or business venue, but it has all the technology and engineering of a modern structure. We love it when people look at a Geobarn and tell us “it looks like it has always been there.”
George’s attention to detail is remarkable. Every cut and every joint are tight and precise. The finishing touches to the trim and sills around windows are simple and beautiful.
The handmade doors are better looking than anything I could have purchased and have the signature Geobarn look and design. I would not trade them for anything.
Built for Efficiency
We believe it is our duty to be good stewards of our planet’s resources in everything we do.
Thermal Efficiency
Your Geobarn structural shell is engineered and built to mitigate heat transfer and manage moisture flows with air sealants and barrier membranes. Optional foundation and exterior insulation can reduce heat loss to near zero.
Our advanced sealing systems and sustainable cellulose insulation ensure the internal climate of your Geobarn is comfortable regardless of the weather outside. This translates to lower energy costs, of course, as well as protecting your Geobarn – and its contents – for decades of structural service life.
Healthy Building
A healthy building maintains an internal environment free of noxious chemicals and intrusive organisms. We are careful to select building materials that minimize or eliminate VOCs and other compounds that would accumulate inside a highly efficient structure.
Our HVAC and air exchange systems maintain a comfortable temperature and humidity, provide a regular flow of fresh air, minimize opportunities for micro-organisms to take root, and can be centrally controlled with ‘smart home’ technology.
Low Carbon Footprint
Our proprietary building system is incredibly efficient, with framing waste coefficients as low as 0.05%.
We select lumber sourced from sustainable forestry practices. We minimize building materials which require destruction of wildlife habitats to extract, such as cementitious and mineral products.
We design our buildings to be frugal with energy requirements to reduce carbon footprint as low as possible.
The barn is gorgeous–soaring interiors, cool sliding doors, a glassed-in cupola. It’s built like an armored truck–we barely need to heat or cool it, and it stays cozy and comfortable. It accommodates dogs, kids, snow boots, ping pong paddles, and a happy group of grownups with a bottle or two of wine. The barn is everything we hoped for and more, and, perhaps especially remarkable, when we reflect on our experience working with GeoBarns, thinking about the process that brought the building to be is part of our pleasure in enjoying the space.
