Barn Shrine

Barn Shrine A collaboration between Lubo Brezina and Scott Eunson, the BARN-SHRINE is a reaction to the loss of farm land due to suburban sprawl north of Toronto.

The BARN-SHRINE is a reaction to the loss of farm land due to suburban sprawl north of Toronto. Our goal is to preserve the memory of the primeval forest, the farm land, the barn and its structure, the space and the wood. On display is not only the material but the spirit of the material’s past, first as a living tree, and later as a component of a building. BARN-SHRINE as a structural system. Th

e shrine is not a product, but a means to an end. The shrine is an example of a disappearing woodworking skill-set, whose value can be applied to varying scales of the built form. In this case, the system exists at a scale between architecture and furniture, a scale reminiscent of outdoor shelters or pavilions. The shrine is an experiment in a system of wood building which relies on the pinned mortise and tenon joint for connections and the diagonal brace for lateral stability. This type of joinery was traditionally used in the timber frames of barns, but can be easily adopted for application on a smaller scale, such as furniture, lighting, shelving and wall treatments.

Barn shrine has a new home in Prince Edward County.
08/10/2018

Barn shrine has a new home in Prince Edward County.

05/02/2018

The Barn Shrine will be moving to a new location. Stay tuned for related info.

Barn Shrine on display at Aya Kitchens showroom in Missisauga
10/31/2015

Barn Shrine on display at Aya Kitchens showroom in Missisauga

05/03/2015

Barn shrine is on the move!

05/02/2015

Barn shrine is on the move.

After the strike at the Markham Museum, the shrine was disassembled, packed into a truck, and unpacked in a field at the...
05/30/2014

After the strike at the Markham Museum, the shrine was disassembled, packed into a truck, and unpacked in a field at the North Farm.

04/27/2014

Hello Barn-Shrine fans. Stay tuned to this page as the Barn-Shine is moving to a farm near Owen Sound to be set up by the edge of a woodlot sometime in the spring of 2014.

Barn-Shrine disassembled and moved from the Brickworks to the Markham Museum.
04/27/2014

Barn-Shrine disassembled and moved from the Brickworks to the Markham Museum.

Barn-Shrine wins the Design by Nature competition and for the first time gets a roof. Roofing material salvaged from a ...
04/27/2014

Barn-Shrine wins the Design by Nature competition and for the first time gets a roof. Roofing material salvaged from a barn near Hamilton.

This was the first time that the barn-shrine appeared out of doors.
04/27/2014

This was the first time that the barn-shrine appeared out of doors.

Barn-Shrine is expanded to fill a hotel room at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto.
04/27/2014

Barn-Shrine is expanded to fill a hotel room at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto.

The barn-shrine appears in the first gallery venue as part of a group show.
04/27/2014

The barn-shrine appears in the first gallery venue as part of a group show.

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9350 Markham Rd.
Markham, ON
L3P 3J3

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