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Thistle Residence
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Wilson, WY, United States
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Thistle Residence
Wilson, WY, United States
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
1998
SIZE
3000 sqft - 5000 sqft
2001 AIA Wyoming Design Merit Award
This vacation house is situated on a three acre wooded site that contained a modest house and garage, which was to remain in use during the construction of an addition. The program called for the addition of approximately 3,000 square feet to include living, dining, kitchen, and master bedroom space. Our solution was to create a “pavilion” to the west of the existing house, with an internal bridge that spans a water element and connects to the existing house, which now serves as the guest house.
This strategy of separation allowed us to explore a new architecture that combined the timber tradition of the mountains with contemporary requirements like expansive glass and an open plan. This is expressed by the great weight of the timber frame structure, which takes the form of two girder trusses that rest upon stone masses. On the west the truss is positioned outside the glass wall of the house. This creates a sense of depth that allows the building to dissolve into the landscape, and on a practical note, provides sun screening. The other girder truss is positioned inside the building so as to define an entry zone along the east side. These primary trusses support purlin trusses that carry the roof and create a continuous ceiling plane that unifies the interior spaces.
This vacation house is situated on a three acre wooded site that contained a modest house and garage, which was to remain in use during the construction of an addition. The program called for the addition of approximately 3,000 square feet to include living, dining, kitchen, and master bedroom space. Our solution was to create a “pavilion” to the west of the existing house, with an internal bridge that spans a water element and connects to the existing house, which now serves as the guest house.
This strategy of separation allowed us to explore a new architecture that combined the timber tradition of the mountains with contemporary requirements like expansive glass and an open plan. This is expressed by the great weight of the timber frame structure, which takes the form of two girder trusses that rest upon stone masses. On the west the truss is positioned outside the glass wall of the house. This creates a sense of depth that allows the building to dissolve into the landscape, and on a practical note, provides sun screening. The other girder truss is positioned inside the building so as to define an entry zone along the east side. These primary trusses support purlin trusses that carry the roof and create a continuous ceiling plane that unifies the interior spaces.
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