#converted barn

The back of the building was where the stables were. It has 9 bds., so the whole gang can have the spa experience.  €1,175,000 / $1.276M

There is a loo conveniently located right inside the main entrance. (Who doesn’t wish they had one from time-to-time?)

Then there are stairs with a pretty carpet runner- they whitewashed the brick, which I’m not sure I like.

They made a lovely, spacious living/dining room combo- love the soft color and ceiling beams.

Love the mature plants. Do they convey?

On the other side of the living room wall, in an open space design, is the kitchen.

Love the creamy cabinetry, but they must be multi-taskers w/the computer setup in the kitchen.

A 2nd set of stairs to the upper floor.

Not lovin’ this tile, but I never liked brown. It’s still a nice shower room.

The one has a bath and very pretty tile.

Bd. with skylight and access to the outdoors.

Walk-in closet.

All 9 bds. are bright and have closets. Some have beautiful wood ceilings.

This part of the home has exposed brick and barn-like ceiling beams.

This looks like the waiting room for the naturopathy practice. 

See? Treatment rooms and supplies. Does this convey? 

The loo- some of the salt is stored here.

And, here’s your salt room.

This barn definitely has possibilities. 

I bet this junk conveys. Look at the solar panels.

It’s a very large property with lots of potential.

Definitely lots of farmland.

Plus a lake.

And, it’s all on a nice road. This is some amazing property.

I'll start with Logan, since he's the first to pop in that little brain of mine.

I picture Logan having a special appreciation for Brutalism. Why, you may ask? I'll tell you why: Brutalism emerged at the end of World War II as a response to Nazi's Classicism and also to the need to re-house people from destroyed area. Brutalism was about thinking of practicality. Rough unusual shapes made of raw materials - that were cheaper - with the structure of the building displayed clearly. Clarity. Practicality. What could better suit Logan? There were also some experiments, like the Casa Sperimentale, about using nature's shapes to design the shape of their buildings, and I think Logan would like that - playing with nature's shapes without having all the colours and curves of Art Nouveau that are definetely too much for the Logical Side.

Check out articles about the Casa Sperimentale:

Iconic Houses | Collaborative website

Casa Sperimentale, © Patric Weber and © Andy Tye 

[Picture description: A house built in concrete and metal and with unusual shapes is peeking up from trees. There are mainly square shapes and angular pillars, but there are also round shapes towards the left side of the house. Hints of red makes us think it used to be painted red, but the building looks abandoned.]

Next is Remus! Don’t mind the order, I just write from the easiest for me to think about to the hardest. Remus defeats logic through all his non-sensical ideas, often creating chimeras and monsters, both horrific and crazy (as Virgil puts it: “I thought that you were some terrible illness”, Dealing With Intrusive Thoughts, 33:24). So I thought: “which architectural movement is tied to creativity and Romantism, but is scary as hell and a labyrinth?” and Gothic fell onto my lap. The Gothic movement started as an interest for gigantic castles where you could easily lose yourself in, with crypts and forest around... This was the perfect setting for horror stories where a courageous man overcomes his fear to save the damsel in distress from an inhuman beast (vampires, werewolves, ghosts, you choose)... One of the greatest known Gothic castle is the Corvin Castle which is sometimes referred to as Bram Stoker’s inspiration for Dracula (it wasn’t). Imagine Remus setting traps inside a giant Gothic castle surrounded by nothing but trees so no one can hear his victims scream... perfection.

Here’s an article on Gothic architecture:

Exploring Castles

from Wilhelm Schmidt: Die Stammburg der Hunyade in Siebenbürgen, Verlag Theodor Steinhausen Hermannstadt, 1865

[Picture description: It is the engraving, in black and white, of a massive castle with a lot of towers perched up on a mountain, accessible through a bridge that crosses a valley with a river and some houses. A man on a horse is crossing the bridge. There are some trees on the mountain.]

The next one is my beloved Janus, lord of the lies, subterfuge specialist, reptilian rapscallion, however you want to call him. He bends the truth however he wants but more importantly he changes how he’s perceived, taking the place of the other sides, playing with his metaphysical form. This makes me think of a certain part of architecture that is meant to be mind-blowing, that is supposed to mess with your mind... Deconstructivism. It uses complex geometry in opposition to modernism and its purity and simplicity. And we have seen that one thing Janus is, is not simple (nor pure). Especially when it comes to criticise traditions and society’s norms. Take what he says in Selfishness v. Selflessness at 27:03: “Courts and laws are some of the higher powers in society, and society is made of lies.” So why not have a building that challenges society? I also feel like Janus’s first reveal is really the Deconstructivism in Sanders Sides, because he is the first Dark Side to ever appear as a Dark Side and it has really changed the direction the series has taken.

See this article:

ArchDaily

Vitra Design Museum in Weil-am-Rhein, Allemagne, 1989, © Thomas Dix

[Picture description: A building made of white walls and metal panels as roof, all shaped in angles and curves, with a single window at the top left. It is sunny and there is grass all around.]

We will finish with the Dark Sides with Virgil! The little man needs a simple home that doesn’t draw too much attention but is still historical enough to be the home of ghosts and have a spooky vibes. Since I had something simple in mind, I didn’t want to chose a Victorian style but rather an Edwardian one, and I stumbled upon the Craftsman style from 1900s San Francisco. Of course, the colours are usually bright, but our emo man (he’s an adult man) can still paint it black! Also, can we talk about the fact that, in Gothic literature, purple curtains were a symbol of death?

See this article about Victorian and Edwardian architecture in San Francisco:

culture trip

5665 Keith Avenue, built in 1912, Oakland CA, USA,  © Courtesy Theresa Hope Broderick, Grubb Co

[Picture description: A picture of the front of a two-stories black house, with a porch and a bow window on the first floor and two large windows on the second floor. It only has a few mouldings on top of the windows and under the roof as decoration. A part of the facade is covered in plants.]

Moving on to Patton! He’s a father figure who loves animals and children and nature and all that is good and pure and- we get it. He’s the dad, he probably has a big suburban house with 6 dogs and 20 children... But I say: what if, instead of the generic suburban house, Patton goes a little tiny bit extra to showcase his handyman skills and most importantly to have a house with more history and feelings involved? That’s what I feel traditional farm buildings converted into a house is and I feel like it’s a perfect fit for Patton because it’s personal, it has nostalgia stored in every corners, and it feels like home. I don’t know if there’s an architectural movement that describes this and I couldn’t find anything about it.

Mind that I also thought about mediterranean villas for him, for the same reasons. Converted barns and mediterranean villas are two sides of the same coin.

Picture of a house on Row Lane at Laverton, England, found on Savills

[Picture description: An aerial picture of the front of an old barn that was renovated. The walls are made of stones in beige tones and the roof is made of red tiles. The building is the outline of a square in the middle of which there is a paved courtyard with plants. The windowsills and doors are painted in light green.]

Last but not least: Roman! Linked to the Gothic architecture style as it’s its origin, the Romanesque architecture was popular for over five centuries in most of Europe. That’s huge! It is mostly found in religious architectures but there are houses too. There are lots of towers and big walls, it makes you think of the medieval times, where stories of princesses and dragon witches took place, perfect for Roman! (Although the picture chosen here is from the Romanesque Revival period and not the Romanesque period itself due to: a lot of big buildings have been turned into museums if they weren’t destroyed.)

Learn more about Romanesque Revival:

ThoughtCo

Samuel Cupples House at St. Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri., Raymond Boyd / Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images

[Picture description: A large three-stories house with towers on the corners, archways on the first floor, chimneys rising from the top and balconies on the third floor. The walls are made of orange stone, though a port of the tower we are facing is decorated in green and white, and the roof is made of red tiles.]

On this note, I hope you liked this (very nerdy) post, I spent a lot of time to make it as good as possible. If you have any other headcanons about this, please tell me, I’d love to hear about them!!