"The Land's Sake Farmstand by Payette is a net-zero pavilion built with a hybrid system for year-round use set on a 40-acre non-profit community farm in Weston, Massachusetts. Passive strategies work alongside efficient mechanical systems, allowing the structure to shift between open-air market and enclosed, conditioned space. Overhead, a solar quietly powers daily operations, while sliding panels modulate light, air, and weather to support farming, learning, and gathering."
"Plants and trees naturally store carbon as part of photosynthesis, turning carbon dioxide into oxygen, making wood a carbon-positive material. The Farmstand is a hybrid traditional timber frame that is clad in cross-laminated timber (CLT). The timber frame utilizes mortise and tenon joints held together with wood pegs. The 4" cross-laminated timber skin forms the exterior enclosure and lateral bracing. Wood-fiber insulation made from waste wood pulp and rough-sawn wood cladding results in a carbon-positive all-wood building envelope."
"South and east-facing windows allow for passive solar heating in winter due to low sun angles, while the deep overhangs block the hot summer sun from warming the space. Operable skylights and sliding doors are aided by destratification fans to naturally ventilate the Farmstand, reducing the need for air conditioning and allowing the Farmstand to be open to the Farm."
The Land's Sake Farmstand is a net-zero pavilion on a 40-acre community farm in Weston, Massachusetts, designed for year-round use through a hybrid of passive and efficient mechanical systems. The building shifts between open-air market and enclosed conditioned space using sliding panels, operable skylights, and destratification fans. Photovoltaics mounted overhead power daily operations while south- and east-facing windows provide passive solar heating in winter and deep overhangs block summer sun. The hybrid timber frame employs mortise-and-tenon joints and a 4" CLT exterior skin, complemented by wood-fiber insulation and rough-sawn cladding to create a carbon-positive, high-performance building envelope.
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