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with the rocky soil. "I saw the house like a barnacle clinging
steadfastly to its precarious perch," says the architect. Two
massive, 18-inch-thick, perpendicular board-formed concrete
walls structure the home. "The first wall runs north/south and
leads one into the house and directs views at Pioneer Peak,"
he adds. "The second is faceted in four directions toward a tall
narrow window providing peak-a-boo views from the living room
in the otherwise windowless wall."
While the lower floor comprises an entertainment room, three
guest suites and a bunk room, the entrance, which welcomes
dwellers through a 12-foot-tall, blackened stainless-steel
pivot door with an array of small glass apertures and a folded
steel handle, is situated at the upper floor where everything
happens. Offering exceptional views of a timbered valley and
the 9,800-foot summit of the Pioneer Mountains, the 15-foot-
tall living room is flanked by two 11-foot-tall volumes, with the
kitchen-dining room to the west and the master bedroom suite to
the east. Many details were made to measure, making this project
unique and tailored to the owners' needs and taste. Among
IN THE INTERIOR, THE MINIMAL PALETTE FOCUSES ON NATURAL AND
DURABLE MATERIALS AND FINISHES—AS REFLECTED THROUGH THE
CEDAR, SLATTED CEILING, CONCRETE FLOOR AND EXPOSED STEEL
COLUMNS—WITH FLOOR-TO-CEILING GLASS WALLS.
"Spatially and
experientially,
this home's
simple plan and
soaring floor-to-
ceiling windows
provide an
experience
that responds
perfectly to our
client's desire
for an informal
vacation home
that brings the
outside in."
— Stuart Silk
