Situated near the state line between Missouri and Kansas, this 78-acre farm has been in architect Steve McDowell’s family since 1960. He and his wife and son visited it only occa-sionally until the pandemic arrived, when their son started camping out there with friends. As the pandemic wore on, Steve and his wife Mary Ann decided to purchase an Airstream trailer to park on the property—a place to escape their house in the center of Kansas City, Missouri, about 90 minutes away. Although that plan didn’t pan out, they came up with a better one: to convert the property’s small hay barn into a more substantial getaway. VOL. 6, 2024 RESIDENTIALDESIGNMAGAZINE.COM 45
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