The O’Brien Farm Foundation is a non-profit organization located on the historical farm land owned by the O’Brien family.

This concept design is intended to house several elements of programming for the Foundation: an educational exhibition space on the first floor, and a kitchen and multipurpose space on the second  for holding farming-based workshops and events.

Wooden screens cast sunlight into the large multipurpose room throughout the day, and let the building glow from within giving a lantern-like appearance to the building at night.

Project Status: Complete 2023

Client: O’Brien Farm Foundation

Architectural Design:  Chris Woodford, Kathy Oke, Devan Burry, William Flynn

Engineering Team: MAE Design (Civil), DBA Consulting Engineers (Structural), Crosbie Engineering (Mechanical & Electrical)

Contractor: Viking Carpentry and Construction

Photography: Jane Brokenshire @janebrokenshire and Julian Parkinson @julianparkinson (detail and night photography)