Project Type: Residential
First Light
Set within the Walla Walla Valley, one of the State of Washington’s most prolific wine regions, this contemporary residence for a repeat client (passionate wine enthusiasts) is rooted in and responds to the surrounding agrarian landscape. Progressive yet contextual in design for the area, the clean, refined lines of the overall structure ensures that it settles unobtrusively onto the gently sloping ten–acre site.rnrnPrimary materials were purposefully specified. Dark gray stone emulates the abundant basalt rock indigenous to the area (and that contributes to the quality of grapes used for winemaking). Cedar recalls the color of wood stakes supporting grapevines in the surrounding vineyard.rnrnSensitive to the intended lifestyle of the client-family and with the intent of capturing views of the Blue Mountains to the east, multiple structures were integrated into the surrounding landscape. Anchored by a new two-level volume reminiscent of historic buildings inherent to the area, three new extruded gable structures appear to emerge from the vineyard. The gable structures were pushed and pulled around the site to meet programmatic needs, and smaller blocks were extruded to link the four structures together.rnrnTwo of the gable structures, encompassing kitchen, dining, and living areas in one and the primary bed and spa-like bathroom suite in the other, encourage single-level living. The third functions as a garage. The two-level metal building accommodates a pair of guest suites on the ground level and a gym and office on the upper level. Wine storage and mechanical areas are below grade.rnrnOutdoor rooms, green space, a sculpture garden and a pool area are thoughtfully designed between the structures, taking sun, wind and views into consideration. Access is through the surrounding vineyard via a pebbled drive, on axis with the main gable volume, and a central courtyard designed for outdoor gatherings and food trucks.
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Aspen Skier Chalet: West End Tri-Level Mountain Retreat
Harkening back to Aspen’s earlier days, this quintessential tri-level mountain chalet is set on a densely treed lot in town’s historic West End neighborhood. Built in the 1960s and reminiscent of classic ski chalets prevalent in the area at the time, the traditional A-frame form both provided contextual character and presented singular design challenges.rnrnAddressing the goal of embracing mountain views to the east and west, formerly thwarted by the structure’s north-south orientation, the design team repurposed and reconfigured underutilized space at the top level. Specially crafted dormers, purposefully placed to redirect views, feature perforated steel detailing that allows for naturally dappled light to be filtered inside. The dormers also enhance the livability of the chalet, allowing the main bedroom and bath to be tucked within the expanded private space.rnrnA new open wood stair allows light to circulate throughout the home. In addition to the stair, custom detailing on elements such as wood ceilings give a nod to the vernacular of earlier ski chalets, while introducing a more modern aesthetic.rnrnConnected to the house by a bridge at mid-level, a secondary structure on the site functions as a garage and provides office/yoga studio space. Exterior materials for both structures include dark vertical siding. Flat and standing seam metal roofing (with an intentionally lighter color at the dormers) allow the structure to recede into the surrounding trees. Outdoor spaces, including a deck off the upper bedroom and a sunken garden, allow additional light to flow into the home and encourage an indoor-outdoor lifestyle.
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Game On: Aspen LEED Gold Home by Rowland+Broughton
We remain unambiguous architectural contextualists, and find much to admire in our Aspen neighborhood, a repository of mostly modest historic residences, many dating from the late nineteenth century. Yet John and Sarah’s own home, named Game On, at once broadcasts its good-neighbor policy and subtly subverts it, with gestures that remain entirely personal and of the moment.rnrnThe site was formerly occupied by the Victorian next door; the owner purchased the house, moved it to one side, split the lot in two, and put the newly vacated eighth acre up for sale. At a glance, Game On represents as the same vintage as the one beside it. Each shares a projecting two-story gabled form, a subordinate side volume, and a front porch. Extend the glance, however, and the residence leaps forward in time, notably via the Miesian cantilevered porch canopy and a slightly surreal flourish: we continued the mullions of a second-story window the full width and height of the gabled volume, a gesture R+B likens to a ribbon on a gift-wrapped package.rnrnThe interior is notable for the restraint of its material palette, largely limited to concrete, white oak, and white-painted walls, and the gracious apportioning of space. Game On’s 3,300 square feet are divided equally between three floors: a spacious, well-equipped subterranean wellness center; a main level with a foyer and office in front and a kitchen/living/dining space on the garden side; and a primary suite – incorporating a large bedroom, and a bath with a steam shower and cedar soaking tub – and guest room upstairs.rnrnIn back, lift-and-slide floor-to-ceiling glass pocket doors open the entirety of the main floor to a covered outdoor living room running the full width of the residence. Broad steps lead down to a gravel-covered bocce court that also serves as a storm-water filtration system. The court is flanked by concrete planters that soften the garden’s edges with greenery and lightly screen the lot from the neighbors.rnrnBeyond the garden stands the 500-square-foot garage and, beneath it, a two-bedroom guest apartment, nicknamed Li’l G. Within a small, below-grade footprint, we have arranged a fully equipped kitchen and sitting area, a grown-up bedroom, a bunkroom for kids, and a full bath.rnrnIts modesty and simplicity (and LEED Gold rating) notwithstanding, the house retains a welcoming vibe in an austere environment in the modern style. Game On is often opened up for philanthropic gatherings and salon-style get-togethers, and potential clients are also invited to drop in and have a look. ‘I think it’s important to show them this house,’ Sarah says, ‘not to encourage copying it, but to demonstrate a sensibility.’
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Architects Colorado – Honorable Mentionrnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003e2015 Colorado West – Citation Award for Residentialrnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003e2015 International Interior Design Association – BESTawardu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003ernu003ch5u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003ePublicationsu003c/spanu003eu003c/h5u003ernu003culu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003ca href=u0022https://a.co/d/3ozKyheu0022u003eDesigning Aspen The Houses of Rowland+Broughtonu003c/au003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003ca href=u0022http://rowland.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/2018_Game-On_Selling-Sustainability-Blog.pdfu0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eAspen Snowmass Sotheby’s blogu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003ca href=u0022http://rowland.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/2018-07-30_Contemporist_Game-On_web.pdfu0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eContemporistu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003ca href=u0022https://www.archdaily.com/802516/game-on-rowland-plus-broughton-architectureu0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eArchDaily.comu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003ca href=u0022https://www.homedsgn.com/rowland-broughton-designed-a-home/u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eHomeDSGN.comu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003ca href=u0022https://www.bobvila.com/slideshow/14-inventive-ideas-for-a-perfect-porch-45791#porch-roofu0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eBobvila.comu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003ca href=u0022https://www.dezeen.com/2017/05/10/game-on-home-aspen-rowland-broughton-takes-cues-from-historic-architecture/u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eDezeen.comu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003ca href=u0022http://rowland.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2017_Mountain-Lifestyle_Game-On_reduced.pdfu0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eMountain Homestyleu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003ca href=u0022http://rowland.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016_Dwell_Green-Machine-Game-On-Article.pdfu0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eDWELLu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003ernu003ch5u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eR+B 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400;u0022u003eMEP Engineer: RTMrnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eCivil Engineer: High Country Engineeringrnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eAudio/Visual: Paragonrnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003ePhotographer: Lisa Romereinrnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003ePhotographer: Brent Mossrnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eContractor: Schlumberger Constructionrnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eLEED Consultant: Energylogicrnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eSolar Engineer: Sunsense Solaru003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003e
Thunderbowl: Sustainable Renovation
Over and again, a word that arises in regard to R+B’s work is sustainability, most of all in our commitment to renovating rather than demolishing buildings, one of the greenest of architectural pursuits. Thus it was that at this existing alpine mountain house – which takes its name from the Thunderbowl ski run, its next-door neighbor on Aspen Highlands mountain – we thought, not of wiping the slate clean, but rather about what was essential.rnrnOn the exterior, edits were made to unnecessary architectural details and overly prominent window mullions, and new, purposefully positioned glazing in the living and dining rooms, kitchen, and guest bedroom drew the experience of the house outward to the majesties of Aspen. Yet the primary challenge lay in the overbuilt interior, with rooms that didn’t communicate and structural elements that interfered with light, views, and flow. The residence lacked the permeability that is R+B’s specialty, and we were intrigued by the prospect of releasing its potential.rnrnA lounge off the living room, a few steps below the kitchen, was entirely walled off; we elevated it to the kitchen level and merged the two spaces, giving the lounge better light and linking it to the house’s larger social experience. The stairway between the first and second floors had been entirely enclosed; the enclosure was replaced with steel mesh, producing a visual connection between the two stories. New interior windows on the second floor offer views from a hallway down to the dining room. A remotely located guest bedroom/sitting room suite creates privacy for elders (and an elevator connecting all three levels makes access easier for all ages). Mountainside terraces and nooks extend the living experience to the outdoors, and a ‘ski-in/ski-out’ gear room provides access to the slopes.rnrnThe knottiest challenge lay in the second-floor primary suite, an ungainly bricolage of overbuilt rooms extending the house’s full width. R+B removed the structural clutter and crafted a soaring, shaped ceiling; part of an existing bathroom closet became a small office, secreted behind a hidden door; and a new dressing area joins the bedroom to the expanded, almost entirely glazed bath. What had been fussy and confusing is now comfortable, useful, and elegant in its organic simplicity.rnrnThroughout the home, special attention was given to existing woodwork. A lightening of the overall palette included bleaching the original floors and ceilings to enhance texture. The introduction of lighter oak in certain areas purposefully emphasized the juxtaposition of old and new.rnrnInjecting character and vitality into an existing house without gutting it requires a restraint born of humility, a recognition that even quotidian architecture can be distinctive. R+B, with judicious interventions, bestowed light, transparency, axiality, and an unmistakable overlay of pleasure, creating for a young family of four a true, lasting home.
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Creek House: A Sustainable Multi-Generational Retreat in the Rockies
As families get bigger, the notion of ‘a place for all’ escalates in appeal: a retreat that fosters community and interaction, facilitates multi-generational gathering, and supports aging in place. Creek House grew out of precisely this impulse.rnrn‘There are thirty family members, so we solicited feedback for what everyone wanted the house to be,’ Broughton relates. From this research, R+B discovered that the optimal way to strengthen intergenerational connections was via a paradigm of unforced togetherness: to design spaces with specific uses, but to enable the people within them to participate in collective activities, break off into smaller groups, or enjoy solitary pursuits.rnrnThere are multiple bedrooms, as well as play and media rooms, but the principal multigenerational appeal lies in the great room, which soars to a height of twenty-three feet. The fireplace is flanked by reading nooks; there are two primary sitting areas, one before the fireplace, one at the room’s midpoint; a gaming table, in front of a bookcase; and an expanding feasting table for all thirty family members at the room’s far end. The sense of home is palpable, in an environment that can be savored in multiple ways.rnrnThough the residence calls to mind a Western vernacular ranch, it remains grander than one would have seen in the past. To reconcile the difference, R+B developed a narrative about how Creek House could be both contemporary and authentic. ‘We decided that we’d found a stone barn on the land, and a farmhouse close by it, and connected these two old buildings with a modern glass link,’ Broughton says. ‘And in the link we put the stair and the elevator.’rnrnFrom the front, the stone volume, which contains the garage and mudroom, reveals three wood plank doors, each capped with a roughly chiseled stone lintel and held in place by wrought-iron strap hinges. The glass link incorporates the exterior walls of the stone barn on one side and the wood-clad main house on the other. As for the residence, the weathered horizontal boards, towering stone chimney, and standing-seam metal roof place it indelibly in style and in time. A wraparound covered porch, which touches four elevations, proves inviting even in the cold months.rnrnEnsuring the maintenance of the property’s natural beauty, and ecological health, was a critical part of the mission. To exceed our clients’ expectations for energy performance, and incorporate active and passive systems to reduce the home’s carbon footprint, we chose to re-use the site of a pre-existing house; rotated the new building to move it out of the 100-year floodplain setback; and provided every living space a visual and auditory connection to the adjacent creek – from which the house takes its name.
u003ch5u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eProject Completionu003c/spanu003eu003c/h5u003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003e2020u003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003ch5u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eProject Sizeu003c/spanu003eu003c/h5u003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003e9,865 SF (8.8 AC)u003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003ch5u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003ePublicationsu003c/spanu003eu003c/h5u003ernu003ch6u003eu003ca href=u0022https://a.co/d/cfzCamuu0022u003eDesigning Aspen The Houses of Rowland+Broughtonu003c/au003eu003c/h6u003ernu003ch5u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eR+B Servicesu003c/spanu003eu003c/h5u003ernu003culu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eArchitectureu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eInterior Architectureu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eRenderingsu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003ernu003ch5u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eCollaboratorsu003c/spanu003eu003c/h5u003ernu003culu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eInterior Designers: Samantha Crasco and Sarah Collum-Hatfieldrnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eLandscape Architect: Land Design 39rnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eLighting Design: 186 Lighting Design Grouprnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eStructural Engineer: KLu0026amp;Arnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eMEP Engineer: Resource Engineering Grouprnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eCivil Engineer: SGMrnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003ePhotographer: Lisa Romereinrnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003ePhotographer: Brent Mossrnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eContractor: u003c/spanu003eIu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003endependence Construction Grouprnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eWildlife Consultant: Colorado Wildlife Scienceu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003e
Art Barn Aspen: Sustainable Alpine Gallery
Many of R+B’s projects enjoy spectacular views, and this one, with its panorama of Aspen’s peaks and slopes, is no exception. Yet as regards the world past the windows, Art Barn remains unique. So compelling is the interior that the vista becomes a backdrop. The irony is that the architecture could not be more spare.rnrnOur clients, whose world-class art collection includes not only wall-based works but also sound and video installations, required an environment in which to showcase new pieces. Additionally, the couple needed a place to host get-togethers and events: a combination art and music venue, think tank, and salon. What they had in mind was a rural structure – an ‘intimate and understated, vernacular idea,’ says Rowland.rnrnThe outcome is a 113-foot-long gable form, topped by a corrugated zinc roof and clad in charred cedar. The front door is signaled by a split rock welcome mat set into the cobblestone motor court and a screen composed of horizontal wood slats, but the façade remains deliberately nonhierarchical: there are four identical sliding glass panels that permit entry into the house at different points along the front elevation.rnrnArt Barn’s interior continues this commitment to the pristine: the sustainable palette is limited to oak, plaster, limestone, and concrete. On the main floor, comprising a great room, video gallery, office, kitchen, and primary suite, eighteen-inch-thick walls allow for oversized pocket window and doors systems. Sixteen-inch-wide wood plank floors align with walls to provide total precision; outlets, switches, and solar shades are tucked away, so as not to distract from the overall experience. On the lower level, the province of two additional discreet bedroom suites and more gallery space, the poured-concrete foundation wall is exposed and finished, creating an expanse of utilitarian elegance.rnrnThe project’s surprise component is our interpretation of a traditional Japanese tea room, tucked away behind the lower-level video gallery, its full-height sliding-glass corner doors opening the space to an Asian-influenced mountain garden. Consultation with tea masters from University of Kyoto informed the sourcing of traditional Japanese materials, including sliding doors with hand-made shoji inlay, western red cedar paneling, Arakabe plaster walls, and hand-made tatami mats,rnrnIf the tea room extends the everyday into the realm of the spiritual, the same might be said of R+B’s design. Our consideration of even the most inconsequential elements, their contribution to the whole, inspires an unusual level of avid attention. The view is always available. But the serenity and simplicity of the interior prompts an awareness of the moment that only deepens with time and experience.
u003ch5u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eProject Completionu003c/spanu003eu003c/h5u003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003e2018u003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003ch5u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eProject Sizeu003c/spanu003eu003c/h5u003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003e6,200 SF (0.9 AC)u003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003ch5u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eProject Awardsu003c/spanu003eu003c/h5u003ernu003culu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003e2020 u003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eAmerican Institute of Architects Colorado – u003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eAward of Meritrnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003e2019 International Interior Design Association – BESTawardrnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003e2019 Colorado Homes u0026amp; Lifestyle – CARE Awardrnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003e2019 International Design Awardrnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003e2018 American Institute of Architects Colorado – Best Custom Residentialrnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003e2018 Interior Design Magazine – Best of Yearu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003ernu003ch5u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003ePublicationsu003c/spanu003eu003c/h5u003ernu003ch6u003eu003ca href=u0022https://a.co/d/gAaAPLWu0022u003eDesigning Aspen The Houses of Rowland+Broughtonu003c/au003eu003c/h6u003ernu003ch6u003eu003ca href=u0022https://www.phaidon.com/monacelli/interior-design-and-decorating/rocky-mountain-modern-contemporary-alpine-homes-9781580935791/u0022u003eRocky Mountain Modern: Contemporary Alpine Homes by John Gendallu003c/au003eu003c/h6u003ernu003ch6u003eu003ca href=u0022https://aspiremetro.com/mountainous-getaway-in-aspen/u0022u003eAspire Design and Home: A Seductive Mountainous Getaway In Aspen Informs A Collector’s Choices For Art And Designu003c/au003eu003c/h6u003ernu003ch5u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eR+B Servicesu003c/spanu003eu003c/h5u003ernu003culu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eArchitecturernu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eInterior Architecturernu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eRenderings u003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003ernu003ch5u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eCollaboratorsu003c/spanu003eu003c/h5u003ernu003culu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eLandscape Architect: Shannon Murphyrnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eLighting Design: Elumenaternu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eStructural Engineer: KLu0026amp;Arnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eMEP Engineer: Resource Engineering Grouprnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eCivil Engineer: High Country Engineeringrnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eAudio/Visual: Paragonrnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003ePhotographer: Lisa Romereinrnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003ePhotographer: Brent Mossrnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003ePhotographer: Joshua McHughrnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eContractor: Hansen Constructionu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003e
Lookout House Aspen: Contemporary Mountain Home
Lookout House, a grand dwelling enjoying sweeping views of Aspen’s Elk Mountains, occupies the footprint of the owners’ previous residence and is roughly the same size. But in its responses to the character of the location and the needs of the residents, Lookout House could not be more different from its predecessor.rnrnThe site overlooks a dramatically down-sloping meadow that, as it is densely forested on each side, remains invisible to the neighbors. Given the circumstances, we perceived two opportunities: to make the house a portal to the meadow, and to maximize the building’s visual engagement with its surroundings.rnrnRegarding the former, R+B chose to directly connect the north-facing entry façade to the house’s southern elevation, which overlooks the view. An axis beginning at the covered entry, and continuing through the overscaled pivoting front door, extends directly through the house to a pocketing glazed panel on the south facade, a window that opens onto a mountain-filled vista and, a few steps below on the deck, a copper spa pool.rnrnAs for the latter challenge—capturing the slope—we set the secondary rooms on the lower level and the primary spaces upstairs, where they enjoy views that, beginning far below at the bottom of the meadow and traveling up to the mountain peaks, are pleasurably commanding.rnrnUnusually for Aspen, a place in which the mountain-lodge vernacular predominates, the house’s sensibility is akin to the modernist grandeur of postwar urban architecture. Given the abundance of the owners’ contemporary art holdings, the choice remains entirely appropriate. If there is a dominant design motif, it is horizontality: Floating planes and layered plinths transform in function and character as they slip from space to space, defining rooms as discrete entities and uniting them into a single interlocking experience.rnrnVarious of the design’s qualities support an innovative way of enjoying a near-museum scale collection in a relaxed domestic setting. The first is a high level of visual connectivity from room to room and floor to floor. Lookout House is also made welcoming by the fluidity of its palette, which morphs from concrete to oak to limestone to leather as it flows from space to space, connecting to the house’s exterior materials and the natural world beyond. Above all the dwelling conveys an overwhelming sense of craft. ‘Everything in this house was custom-designed,’ Broughton observes. ‘Not only did we design the beds, we even made the pillows. It was an incredible opportunity.’
u003ch5u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eProject Completionu003c/spanu003eu003c/h5u003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003e2017u003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003ch5u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eProject Sizeu003c/spanu003eu003c/h5u003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003e8,700 SF (1.9 AC)u003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003ch5u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eProject Awardsu003c/spanu003eu003c/h5u003ernu003culu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003e2018 Colorado Homes u0026amp; Lifestyle – CARE Awardsu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003e2018 American Society of Interior Designers – Crystal Awardsu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003ernu003ch5u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003ePublicationsu003c/spanu003eu003c/h5u003ernu003ch6u003eu003ca href=u0022https://a.co/d/7fsAK8Ou0022u003eDesigning Aspen The Houses of Rowland+Broughtonu003c/au003eu003c/h6u003ernu003ch6u003eu003ca href=u0022https://rowland.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2019-MarchApril_The-Lookout_reduced.pdfu0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eLuxe interiors+designu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/h6u003ernu003ch5u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eR+B Servicesu003c/spanu003eu003c/h5u003ernu003culu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eArchitectureu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eInterior Designu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eFurniture Selection and Procurementu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eRenderingsu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003ernu003ch5u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eCollaboratorsu003c/spanu003eu003c/h5u003ernu003culu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eInterior Decorator: Manuel de Santarenu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eLandscape Design: Busy Beavers Gardeningrnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eLighting Designer: Robert Singer Associatesrnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eStructural Engineer: KLu0026amp;Arnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eMEP Engineer: Rader Engineeringrnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eCivil Engineer: Sopris Engineeringrnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003ePhotographer: Lisa Romereinrnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003ePhotographer: Brent Mossrnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003ePhotographer: Steve Mundingerrnu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eContractor: Brikor Associatesu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003e
Aspen Barn Studio Renovation: Blending Historic Charm u0026 Modern Design
While renovating a building may seem to offer less opportunity than a blank slate, a considerable creative challenge is presented when the preexisting component is picturesque: a relic or ruin, ideally dating from a bygone, colorful age. Then, all manner of possibilities come into play, the most interesting being how the old might become part of something new: the structural and emotional interplay between the vivid past and the practical present.rnrnOur design for Barn Studio, perched on a ridge with picturesque Aspen views, rings an interesting change on the idea of the new-old house. The original building appeared to be a remnant of a mostly collapsed, rubble-stone agrarian structure, reconceived as a residence via the insertion of contemporary living amenities. In fact, it was entirely modern, designed by its owner to resemble a clever meeting of modern life and the golden days of Colorado’s yesteryear.rnrnR+B’s clients, a couple with three young children, purchased this folly and its surrounding acreage, seeing it as the cornerstone of a compound that would ultimately include a range of building types. The idea was to make 3000 square feet livable for five people while the other structures took shape, and to create a paradigm for building on the site, one that respected the area’s rural-agrarian history while extending that legacy into the future.rnrnBarn Studio unfolds on three levels: a subterranean space incorporating media and game rooms; a double-height main floor, which we lightened and contemporized; and an L-shaped mezzanine that doubles as a sleeping loft and library. Although there are abundant reminders of the place as it was, notably a distinctive carved ram’s head motif, the design’s reimagining is at once more useful and more cheerful: a welcoming, offbeat hideaway – and elegant, fully-equipped crash pad for a rambunctious family of five – that belongs to the past without being mired in it.rnrnOf the two R+B-designed residences that followed Barn Studio on the property, says Broughton, ‘they’re informed by what we did here first. It’s all about stewardship – uniting the past with today’s processes while respecting and appreciating the people who were here before.’
u003ch5u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eProject Completionu003c/spanu003eu003c/h5u003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003e2015u003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003ch5u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eProject Sizeu003c/spanu003eu003c/h5u003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003e3,197 SF (3.4 AC)u003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003ch5u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eProject Awardsu003c/spanu003eu003c/h5u003ernu003culu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003e2019 American Institutes of Architects Colorado – Editor’s Choice Awardu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003e2019 Colorado Homes u0026amp; Lifestyles Magazine – Home of the Yearu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003e2019 Luxe Interiors +Design – RED Awardsu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003e2018 International Interior Design Association – BESTawardsu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003e2018 Colorado Homes u0026amp; Lifestyle – CARE Awardu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003e2018 Colorado Homes u0026amp; Lifestyle – CARE Awardu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003e2018 u003c/spanu003eAmerican Society of Interior Designers – Crystal Awardsu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003e2018 u003c/spanu003eAmerican Society of Interior Designers – Crystal Awardsu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003e2018 International Design Awards u003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003e2016 American Institute of Architects Colorado – YAAG Awardsu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003ernu003ch5u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003ePublicationsu003c/spanu003eu003c/h5u003ernu003culu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003ca href=u0022https://a.co/d/fNOzg6Zu0022u003eDesigning Aspen The Houses of Rowland+Broughtonu003c/au003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003ca href=u0022http://rowland.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018_Summer_Aspen-Peak_Barn-Studio.pdfu0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eAspen Peaku003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003ca href=u0022http://rowland.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018_The-Magazine_Barn-Studio_web.pdfu0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eThe Magazineu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003ernu003ch5u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eR+B Servicesu003c/spanu003eu003c/h5u003ernu003culu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eArchitectureu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eInterior Designu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eFurniture Selection and Procurementu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eRenderingsu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003ernu003ch5u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eCollaboratorsu003c/spanu003eu003c/h5u003ernu003culu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eCivil Engineer: SGMu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eMEP Engineer: REGu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cli style=u0022list-style-type: none;u0022u003eu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003ePhotographer: Lisa Romereinu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003ePhotographer: Brent Mossu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eContractor: Schlumberger Constructionu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003e
Ridge House Aspen: 1960s Home Reimagined
Ridge House began life in the 1960s, as the Aspen residence of the Norwegian-born Olympic gold medalist Stein Eriksen, and was designed by Ellie Brickham, the town’s first practicing female architect; the house sits on some 35 unspoiled acres (one of a compound of R+B-designed buildings) and overlooks all four ski mountains. The architects, as committed preservationists, understood the significance of Brickham’s Aspen Modern design, yet the structure was deteriorating and no longer conformed to local building codes. Consequently, R+B’s solutions preserved the spirit, if not the letter, of the original.rnrnThe entry façade, comprised of ‘found’ cut-stone walls, combines the region’s building traditions with a modernist sensibility. The obverse – the western, view-facing façade – does precisely the opposite: fully glazed with full-height doors and windows, it showcases the remarkable view in its entirety.rnrnWithin, R+B transformed what had been Brickham’s organizing hallway into a 126-foot-long, eight-foot-wide, end-to-end north-south axis that constitutes, for all of the architecture’s neo-Scandinavian modesty, a celebratory event that feels almost palatial. Entering through the front door, one is greeted by a sunken double-height living room, which conveys both a midcentury swank and the grandeur of the west; the primary suite occupies the entirety of the structure to the south; the living, dining, and media rooms, and the kitchen/breakfast area, sit in the center; and the children’s zone, with craft and game rooms, lies to the north.rnrnThough utterly transformed, Ridge House retains the alternation between opacity and transparency that had been the original’s essence, remains nearly within the preexisting footprint, and maintains the former house’s four wood-burning fireplaces, which, as they predated the current code, were allowed to remain. Thus did R+B preserve the presiding spirit of the past within the pristine precincts of the new.
u003ch5u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eProject Completionu003c/spanu003eu003c/h5u003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003e2017u003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003ch5u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eProject Sizeu003c/spanu003eu003c/h5u003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003e8,250 SF (8.5 AC)u003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003ch5u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eProject Awardsu003c/spanu003eu003c/h5u003ernu003culu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003e2019 Luxe Magazine – RED Awardu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003e2018 Colorado Homes u0026amp; Lifestyle – CARE Awardu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003e2018 Colorado Homes u0026amp; Lifestyle – CARE Awardu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003e2018 American Society of Interior Designers – Crystal Awardu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003e2018 American Society of Interior Designers – Crystal Awardu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003e2018 International Design Awardu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003ernu003ch5u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003ePublicationsu003c/spanu003eu003c/h5u003ernu003culu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003ca href=u0022https://a.co/d/fNOzg6Zu0022u003eDesigning Aspen The Houses of Rowland+Broughtonu003c/au003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003ca href=u0022http://rowland.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/2019-JuneJuly_HOTY_Ridge-House.pdfu0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eColorado Homes u0026amp; Lifestylesu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003ca href=u0022http://rowland.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2019_Mountain-Homestyle_Midwinter_Ridge-House.pdfu0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eMountain Homestyleu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003ca href=u0022http://rowland.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018_October_Gentlemans-Journal_Ridge-House.pdfu0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eGentleman’s Journalu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003ca href=u0022http://rowland.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/2018_Dezeen_Ridge-House.pdfu0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eDezeen.comu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003ca href=u0022http://rowland.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/2018_August_Featured-Homes-Online_Ridge-House_web.pdfu0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eArchitectural Recordu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003ernu003ch5u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eR+B Servicesu003c/spanu003eu003c/h5u003ernu003culu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eArchitectureu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eInterior Designu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eFurniture Selection/Procurementu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eRenderingsu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003ernu003ch5u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eCollaboratorsu003c/spanu003eu003c/h5u003ernu003culu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eLandscape Architect: Bluegreenu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eLighting Designer: 186 Lighting Design Groupu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eStructural Engineer: KLu0026amp;Au003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eMEP Engineer: REGu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eCivil Engineer: Schmeser Gordon Meyeru003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eAudio/Visual: Xssentialsu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003ePhotographer: Lisa Romereinu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003ePhotographer: Brent Mossu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eContractor: Schlumberger Constructionu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003e
Meadow House: Aspen Retreat Blending Architecture u0026 Nature
The essence of Meadow House, so named for its siting on an expansive Aspen greensward ringed by evergreen, spruce and scrub oak, lies in the idea of the threshold: between separation and connection, public and private, interior and exterior, architecture and design.rnrnOn the main floor, from the entry to the living area to the library/dining room, the sense is of a grand loft space, Scandinavian in its material simplicity, with eleven-foot ceilings and enormous, view-embracing glazed walls. Yet each space retains its own special character: if the overall experience is holistic, the rooms remain distinct and discrete.rnrnMeadow House’s permeability is especially seductive, and particularly evident in the second-floor primary suite, which features the design’s iconic moment: a windowed agrarian gabled form, that ‘peels upward’ as it moves the full length of the rooms, revealing progressively more of the panoramic view. Here the threshold lies between the interior and the great outdoors, one dissolving into the other in a subtle, exquisite unfolding.rnrnA separate greenhouse, designed for a year-round edible garden and to provide a farm-to-table learning opportunity for the family, offers an additional layer of experience. The greenhouse acts as a viewing machine, offering a different, no less dynamic perspective on the meadow, mountains, and the great western sky.rnrnMeadow House also evinces a compelling sense of craft, exemplified by The Haas Brothers’ remarkable double-sided fireplace, commissioned for the project and custom-forged in Portugal. This, and other such moments, invest a capacious residence with the appealingly intimate presence of the hand.rnrn‘Where to draw the line?’ is a question that runs through all of R+B’s work. With Meadow House, the firm has answered it with the utmost discernment, elegance, and drama.
u003ch5u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eProject Completionu003c/spanu003eu003c/h5u003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003e2020u003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003ch5u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eProject Sizeu003c/spanu003eu003c/h5u003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003e8,500 SF (2.2 AC)u003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003ch5u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eProject Awardsu003c/spanu003eu003c/h5u003ernu003culu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003e2023 International Interior Design Association – BESTawardu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003e2022 American Society of Interior Designers – Crystal Awardsu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003e2021 American Society of Interior Designers – Crystal Awardsu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003e2021 American Institute of Architects – People’s Choice Awardu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003ernu003ch5u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003ePublicationsu003c/spanu003eu003c/h5u003ernu003ch6u003eu003ca href=u0022https://a.co/d/gQLcNJ1u0022u003eDesigning Aspen The Houses of Rowland+Broughtonu003c/au003eu003c/h6u003ernu003ch5u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eR+B Servicesu003c/spanu003eu003c/h5u003ernu003culu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eArchitectureu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eInterior Designu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eFurniture Selection / Procurement u003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eRenderingsu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003ernu003ch5u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eCollaboratorsu003c/spanu003eu003c/h5u003ernu003culu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eLandscape Architect: Land Design 39u003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eLighting Designer: Robert Singer u0026amp; Associatesu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eStructural Engineer: Albright u0026amp; Associatesu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eMEP Engineer: Resource Engineering Groupu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eCivil Engineer: SGMu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eAudio/Visual: Paragon Systems Integrationu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003ePhotographer: Lisa Romereinu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003ePhotographer: Brent Mossu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eContractor: Schlumberger Scherer Constructionu003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003ch6u003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eGreenhouse Consultant: Eco Systems Design, Inc.u003c/spanu003eu003c/h6u003ernu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003e