The Barn

Sacramento, CA

The Barn

This high-design, barn-shaped pavilion in the popular Bridge District showcases cantilevered timber-steel hybrid trusses providing dramatic entry to a public park. The structural truss design consists of glulam chords and verticals with steel rod X-bracing. A network of sawn lumber purlins wraps the trusses to create a substrate to attach wood shingles, thereby creating the undulating architectural shape of a barn. With 2,850 ft² of enclosed area and 6,000 ft² of shade structure, the design can house office/cafe space while serving as an iconic shelter and event area for park visitors.  MKA-designed civil site elements such as stabilized and decomposed granite paths offer access to the River Walk Trail, turf pavement, and landscape plantings.  In addition, a low-impact stormwater system utilizes subsurface infiltration to meet site requirements.