The Gardener’s Bothy, Stonecrop Gardens

Location:
Cold Spring, New York

Janko Rasic Architects was commissioned by Stonecrop Gardens in Cold Spring, New York to design a new building called the “Gardener’s Bothy”. The Gardener’s Bothy acts as a welcome center to greet visitors. The multi-purpose building houses a ticket booth, shop, administrative offices, demonstration workshop room, seed storage, restrooms, a warming kitchen and a common room for lectures. The architecture of the Bothy is in keeping with existing structures on the property and the original manor house built by Anne & Frank Cabot which was inspired by sketches from Polhemus & Coffin’s 1921 Publication, Small French Buildings: The Architectural of Town and Country. Comprising Cottages, Farmhouses, Minor Chateaux or Manors with their Farm Groups Small Town Dwellings, and a Few Churches.

Photography: Pamela Cook