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Hayden House
Aspen, CO, United States
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Hayden House
Aspen, CO, United States
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STATUS
Built
YEAR
2025
SIZE
500,000 sqft - 1,000,000 sqft
BUDGET
Undisclosed
Nestled within a narrow, glacially formed valley with distant views to snow-capped peaks, the 10.5-acre site lies at 8,500 feet within the Montane Life Zone – a fragile mosaic of mixed forest and meadow shaped by centuries of adaptation to altitude and climate. The land unfolds across gently sloping terrain before dropping sharply eastward toward the valley floor, where dense stands of mature mixed-conifer forest are interwoven with native wildflower meadows.
Guided by rigorous site analysis, year-round observation, and a restorative design ethic, the team coalesced around a shared aspiration to create a year-round family home that would emerge from the land itself. Sited on the flattest portion of the property and accessed by a short gravel drive, the wood- and stone-clad home is screened from public view along the valley floor, preserving scenic character. As a result, disturbance was limited to less than 10% of the site, preserving 90% of the forest canopy and native groundcover.
Architecture and landscape were conceived as a single system, expressed through a series of modular pavilions artfully composed in a pinwheel configuration, immersed – both literally and figuratively – within the surrounding landscape. This organization allows each space to engage distinct views, respond to the site’s undulating topography, and create a sequence of intimate courtyard moments, each tuned to framed views. Fabricating the modules off-site – an underutilized regional practice – sought to reduce pressure on the local labor market, minimize site disturbance, control costs, and accelerate schedule. Together, these strategies demonstrate a precise, low-impact approach to building in sensitive and challenging mountain environments.
Hayden House advances regenerative landscape principles through native plantings, water management, soil restoration, carbon reduction, and material reuse. A 3,000-square-foot green roof planted with drought-tolerant grasses and forbs documented from onsite extends the valley floor across the architecture, reducing runoff, insulating interior spaces, and dissolving the home into its landscape, while integrated solar panels support county greenhouse gas reduction goals. At the ground plane, infiltration basins and restored native plant communities absorb and filter stormwater, stabilize soils, and support pollinators and wildlife, forming a resilient vegetative mosaic that merges seamlessly with the existing forest. Extending from the garden, trails are mulched with chips from aspens, closing the loop between disturbance and renewal.
Guided by rigorous site analysis, year-round observation, and a restorative design ethic, the team coalesced around a shared aspiration to create a year-round family home that would emerge from the land itself. Sited on the flattest portion of the property and accessed by a short gravel drive, the wood- and stone-clad home is screened from public view along the valley floor, preserving scenic character. As a result, disturbance was limited to less than 10% of the site, preserving 90% of the forest canopy and native groundcover.
Architecture and landscape were conceived as a single system, expressed through a series of modular pavilions artfully composed in a pinwheel configuration, immersed – both literally and figuratively – within the surrounding landscape. This organization allows each space to engage distinct views, respond to the site’s undulating topography, and create a sequence of intimate courtyard moments, each tuned to framed views. Fabricating the modules off-site – an underutilized regional practice – sought to reduce pressure on the local labor market, minimize site disturbance, control costs, and accelerate schedule. Together, these strategies demonstrate a precise, low-impact approach to building in sensitive and challenging mountain environments.
Hayden House advances regenerative landscape principles through native plantings, water management, soil restoration, carbon reduction, and material reuse. A 3,000-square-foot green roof planted with drought-tolerant grasses and forbs documented from onsite extends the valley floor across the architecture, reducing runoff, insulating interior spaces, and dissolving the home into its landscape, while integrated solar panels support county greenhouse gas reduction goals. At the ground plane, infiltration basins and restored native plant communities absorb and filter stormwater, stabilize soils, and support pollinators and wildlife, forming a resilient vegetative mosaic that merges seamlessly with the existing forest. Extending from the garden, trails are mulched with chips from aspens, closing the loop between disturbance and renewal.
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