Foote Farm House is a Little Red Home with a Green Heart in Vermont

We love vernacular architecture, which is why the Foote Farm House in Vermont struck a particularly warm chord. Designed by eco-sensitive design firm <a href="http://www.mcleodkredell.com/">McLeod Kredell Architects</a>, the little red house manages to blend in with the region's historic style while still retaining a distinctive, modern and decidedly green bent.

A loft space in the Foote Farm House expands a compact footprint of 1,200 square feet

A striking red skin and glazed openings give the home its distinctive appearance while also promoting energy and material efficiency

The interior is awash in daylighting

The home is gracefully embedded in its verdant landscape

The northern end of the home opens up to the sun to maximize solar gain in winter

The home is designed like a covered bridge that connects a meadow and wooded wetland