Farmer Payne Architects has designed Avalanche Chalet, a spectacular mountain modern home built into a steep hillside of Sun Valley, Idaho. This modern structure is capable of withstanding the force of an avalanche while maximizing natural light and mountain views through oversized steel doors that open the living space to the outdoor patio. Within this magnificent two-bedroom […]
This cast concrete, steel, and charred cedar home designed by Surround Architects and built by Buildwell Builders sits perched on a hillside above downtown Boulder, Colorado. The architects did a fabulous job of balancing the formality and mass of the exterior architecture with softness and a light touch on the interior. This project is entitled, “Rabbit Ears”, […]
This striking Corten steel house was designed by Studio MM Architect, located in the southern foothills of New York’s rural Hudson Valley. Perched at the top of rolling farmland, the modern home peeks out from behind the hills, only briefly glimpsed by passing cars on the private road below. As the fields of hay and wildflowers […]
This 570-square-foot Cor-Ten steel cabin was designed by Winkelman Architecture, located on the coast of Bar Harbor, Maine. The dwelling embraces the surrounding natural beauty with delicate respect for the site. Weathering beams spring from the rising ledge, gently carrying the cabin over boulders and mossy terrain. The cabin was devised to capture natural light patterns […]
Harding Huebner Architects in collaboration with Milestone Contracting have designed this contemporary mountain home located in the mountains of Asheville, North Carolina. The half-acre narrow wooded site is steeply sloped with long-range views of the Appalachians to the west and foreground views of downtown Asheville. Offering roughly 3,300 square feet of living space, this dwelling […]
This stunning concrete and steel mountain retreat designed by Faulkner Architects is surrounded by the Sierra Nevada Mountains near Lake Tahoe, California. The architects were commissioned to expand an existing property, which is nestled on a north-facing slope overlooking the Martis Valley and up to Lookout Mountain through 100-year-old Jeffrey pine trees. Immersed into the slope, this […]
This modern steel and glass house was designed for a sculptor from Paris by Wiedemann Architects, perched on a limestone quarry with sweeping views over the Potomac River in West Virginia. The goal of this project was to create a simple structure that was simultaneously separate from and intertwined with nature. Two simple cast concrete volumes […]
Renée del Gaudio Architecture has designed this striking steel-clad home that’s nestled along a rocky outcropping that provides shelter from the north, located in Boulder, Colorado. The form, footprint, and interior design of this structure reflect the philosophy of living with what we need – and no more. A viewing platform cantilevers over the forest floor […]
This live/work minimalist refuge was designed for a photographer and his family by Olson Kundig Architects, located in Sitges a coastal town in the Catalonia region of Spain. Ideally positioned just blocks from the Mediterranean Sea, the structure manages to capture the essence of this cosmopolitan beach town, just thirty minutes outside of Barcelona. The […]
This modern steel-clad ski house designed by Olson Kundig Architects is located in Whistler, a town north of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Create as a family retreat, this dwelling was constructed to withstand its harsh mountain environment. Elevated ten feet above grade, the main level provides a sense of occupying the tree canopy while also floating above […]
