Site analysis led to the configuration and orientation of this residence to maximize light and views, allow unobstructed views of a serpentine stream, and to avoid privacy conflicts with future adjacent residences in this relatively dense subdivision located at the base of the Ski area. The central, public wing is elevated 4 feet above grade with a ceiling that rises to opposite corners – to the northwest for visual access to the mountain faces and to the south east for morning light. This is achieved by means of a diagonal valley extending from the southwest entry to the northeast family room. Offset in plan and section, two story, private wings extent north and south forming a ‘pinwheel’ plan which forms distinctly programmed garden spaces in each quadrant.
The exterior vocabulary creatively abides the traditional design guidelines of the subdivision, which required gable roofs of a certain slope and wood siding, through simplicity and discipline of form and materiality. Inside, the house is open and sleek, using concrete for shear walls and spatial divisions that allow the ceiling to freely sculpt the main space of the residence.