Tenmile Farm & Retreat

NEW YORK //. 2016 - 2022

FORACULTURE: This work was done under our previous studio partnership, Whole Systems Design Collective, with significant contributions from Lindsey Luria, Nick Moulton and Jordan Frazin.

ARCHITECT & BUILDERS: Our good friends at South Mountain Company (SMCo); Project Architect Matt Coffey.

LANDSCAPE TRADE PARTNERS: And friends in the work were Working Earth.

PHOTO CREDIT: SMCo

At the end of the line from New York City, a young farm has taken up old reins. For almost a decade, the team has labored to create a place that deepens our connections to each other and the world around us by reminding us we are all a part of something bigger.

What are ways to modernize and expand the income streams of a working farm? Education, agritourism, maybe event space. PLans include various levels of guest accommodation and farm stays where folks can visit for multi-day workshops and immerse themselves more fully in the experience.

Nested within the new development, there are demonstration gardens, outdoor teaching spaces, and threw in all sorts of useful elements that could be leveraged for use in the kitchen for meals as teaching tools. The aim was to welcome guests and keep them connected to the land regardless of where they were on the property.

A detailed landscape site plan with color-coded paths, buildings, ponds, and surrounding terrain, including annotations and a key for zoning categories.
Architectural rendering of an outdoor shelter with wooden supports, cars parked underneath, and several silhouetted people walking, with a background of wooded hills and a clear blue sky.
A detailed landscape design plan showing pathways, buildings, green spaces, and natural features surrounding a body of water.
Architectural blueprint of a landscape design with trees, structures, and annotations for construction and landscaping details.
Architectural site plan for a house with landscaping details, including grade, boulders, plants, walls, drainage, and proposed patio.
Landscape architectural plan showing a library, a farm shed, trees, rocks, and plantings along Old Forge Road.