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Vetter Architects
The owners requested that their home harmonize with the spirit of the surrounding Colorado mountain setting and enhance their outdoor recreational lifestyle - while reflecting their contemporary architectural tastes. The site was burdened with a myriad of strict design criteria enforced by the neighborhood covenants and architectural review board. Creating a distinct design challenge, the covenants included a narrow interpretation of a “mountain style” home which established predetermined roof pitches, glazing percentages and material palettes - at direct odds with the client‘s vision of a flat-roofed, glass, “contemporary” home.
Our solution finds inspiration and opportunities within the site covenant’s strict definitions. It promotes and celebrates the client’s outdoor lifestyle and resolves the definition of a contemporary “mountain style” home by reducing the architecture to its most basic vernacular forms and relying upon local materials.
The home utilizes a simple base, middle and top that echoes the surrounding mountains and vegetation. The massing takes its cues from the prevalent lodgepole pine trees that grow at the mountain’s high altitudes. These pine trees have a distinct growth pattern, highlighted by a single vertical trunk and a peaked, densely foliated growth zone above a sparse base. This growth pattern is referenced by placing the wood-clad body of the home at the second story above an open base composed of wood posts and glass. A simple peaked roof rests lightly atop the home - visually floating above a triangular glass transom. The home itself is neatly inserted amongst an existing grove of lodgepole pines and oriented to take advantage of panoramic views of the adjacent meadow and Continental Divide beyond.
The main functions of the house are arranged into public and private areas and this division is made apparent on the home’s exterior. Two large roof forms, clad in pre-patinated zinc, are separated by a sheltering central deck - which signals the main entry to the home. At this connection, the roof deck is opened to allow a cluster of aspen trees to grow – further reinforcing nature as an integral part of arrival.
Outdoor living spaces are provided on all levels of the house and are positioned to take advantage of sunrise and sunset moments. The distinction between interior and exterior space is blurred via the use of large expanses of glass. The dry stacked stone base and natural cedar cladding both reappear within the home’s interior spaces.
This home offers a unique solution to the client’s requests while satisfying the design requirements of the neighborhood covenants. The house provides a variety of indoor and outdoor living spaces that can be utilized in all seasons. Most importantly, the house takes its cues directly from its natural surroundings and local building traditions to become a prototype solution for the “modern mountain house”.
Overview
Ranch Creek Ranch
Winter Park, Colorado
Completion Date
October, 2007
Services
Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture
Allard + Roberts Interior Design, Inc
Inspiration for a mid-sized modern two-storey brown house exterior in Other with wood siding, a shed roof and a metal roof.
Metro Detroit Roofs LLC
Lifetime Warranted, Hand Fabricated Chimney Caps! No more purchases every 5 years, You will never have to deal with the concrete cap again. Huge color palate to choose from.
Tate Studio Architects
Beautiful Entry Courtyard and Front Door. Builder - Full Circle Custom Homes, Architecture and Interiors - Tate Studio Architects, Photography - Thompson Photographic, Landscaping - Azul Verde Design.
Munro Contracting
Classic Black aluminum soffit & fascia & James Hardie Siding - 8 1/4" Cedar Mill in Aged Pewter to finish the exterior of this beautiful custom built home By Villa Nova Homes! Walk out basement maximums the houses space on the interior and exterior! Finished off under the back back with non-vented black vinyl soffit!
Architectural Collaborative
We designed this 3,162 square foot home for empty-nesters who love lake life. Functionally, the home accommodates multiple generations. Elderly in-laws stay for prolonged periods, and the homeowners are thinking ahead to their own aging in place. This required two master suites on the first floor. Accommodations were made for visiting children upstairs. Aside from the functional needs of the occupants, our clients desired a home which maximizes indoor connection to the lake, provides covered outdoor living, and is conducive to entertaining. Our concept celebrates the natural surroundings through materials, views, daylighting, and building massing.
We placed all main public living areas along the rear of the house to capitalize on the lake views while efficiently stacking the bedrooms and bathrooms in a two-story side wing. Secondary support spaces are integrated across the front of the house with the dramatic foyer. The front elevation, with painted green and natural wood siding and soffits, blends harmoniously with wooded surroundings. The lines and contrasting colors of the light granite wall and silver roofline draws attention toward the entry and through the house to the real focus: the water. The one-story roof over the garage and support spaces takes flight at the entry, wraps the two-story wing, turns, and soars again toward the lake as it approaches the rear patio. The granite wall extending from the entry through the interior living space is mirrored along the opposite end of the rear covered patio. These granite bookends direct focus to the lake.
Passive systems contribute to the efficiency. Southeastern exposure of the glassy rear façade is modulated while views are celebrated. Low, northeastern sun angles are largely blocked by the patio’s stone wall and roofline. As the sun rises southward, the exposed façade becomes glassier, but is protected by deep roof overhangs and a trellised awning. These cut out the higher late morning sun angles. In winter, when sun angles are lower, the morning light floods the living spaces, warming the thermal mass of the exposed concrete floor.
DME Construction
Design ideas for a modern two-storey brown house exterior in Seattle with wood siding and a flat roof.
Baluco
Inspiration for a large modern two-storey white house exterior in Seattle with mixed siding, a shed roof and a metal roof.
Prime Building & Development LLC
Photo of a large modern one-storey brown house exterior in Seattle with concrete fiberboard siding, a shed roof and a metal roof.
野村充建築設計事務所
木造平屋の住宅。外壁、屋根とも外断熱工法を採用。外装は塗壁仕上げ。
Inspiration for a modern one-storey white house exterior in Osaka with a flat roof.
Inspiration for a modern one-storey white house exterior in Osaka with a flat roof.
西島正樹/プライム PRIME Inc.architecture & planning
Photo of a mid-sized modern three-storey concrete grey house exterior in Tokyo with a flat roof.
Vital Build
The recycled red brick home creates a striking street scape in a desirable Briar Hill location. The home is cladded with a cemintal cladding which is a stunning contrast to the recycled red bricks.
California Construction Center, Inc.
Design ideas for a large modern two-storey house exterior in San Francisco with mixed siding and a hip roof.
Beachworks LLC
Front exterior of home
Photo of a mid-sized modern two-storey blue house exterior in Seattle with mixed siding, a shed roof and a shingle roof.
Photo of a mid-sized modern two-storey blue house exterior in Seattle with mixed siding, a shed roof and a shingle roof.
The Design Build Company
Mid-sized modern one-storey beige house exterior in San Francisco with mixed siding, a gable roof and a metal roof.
Davey McEathron Architecture
Leonid Furmansky
Design ideas for a mid-sized modern three-storey stucco white house exterior in Austin with a gable roof and a shingle roof.
Design ideas for a mid-sized modern three-storey stucco white house exterior in Austin with a gable roof and a shingle roof.
La Aldea construction
Photo of a large modern one-storey stucco white house exterior in Los Angeles with a metal roof.
April Balliette
Photographer: Ryan Gamma
Inspiration for a mid-sized modern three-storey stucco white house exterior in Tampa with a flat roof.
Inspiration for a mid-sized modern three-storey stucco white house exterior in Tampa with a flat roof.
Clark Hall Doors
Our team partnered with homeowners who were looking to curate a modern exterior look, complete with dark steel windows and doors that offered an eye-catching contrast to the white exterior.
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