There’s nothing harder than making something look simple. That’s the challenge driving the work of Max Worrell, 45, and Jejon Yeung, 40, who met while earning their master’s degrees at Yale and set up their own practice in 2014. “We try to remove everything extraneous to find what’s essential and timeless,” says Worrell. The goal is to develop a “poetic pragmatism” that solves problems and delivers a stripped-down beauty, says Yeung. “We’re not interested in design for design’s sake,” he adds.
North Salem Farm: Just completed, this residential complex incorporates existing, but reconstituted, structures. Three gabled volumes are oriented side by side to create an ensemble that engages the landscape in different ways. Zinc roofing and dark green–stained cedar siding with a varied batten pattern echo the typical agrarian vernacular, but with contemporary detailing. Photos courtesy Worrell Yeung, click to enlarge.
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