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New Frameworks Natural Design Build
The Ford-Farlice-Rubio House features straw bale walls, traditional clay and lime plasters with artisan tile inlays, a locally-harvested and milled timber frame, and a super-insulated envelope using densepack cellulose.
Photos by Kelly Griffith of Closed Circle Photography
Tricia Shay Photography
Front entry. Original 1850's hand hewn log cabin taken down from other location and rebuilt on current site with additions. Metal roof. Local stone used for chimney and foundation.
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John Senhauser Architects
Taking its cues from both persona and place, this residence seeks to reconcile a difficult, walnut-wooded site with the late client’s desire to live in a log home in the woods. The residence was conceived as a 24 ft x 150 ft linear bar rising into the trees from northwest to southeast. Positioned according to subdivision covenants, the structure bridges 40 ft across an existing intermittent creek, thereby preserving the natural drainage patterns and habitat. The residence’s long and narrow massing allowed many of the trees to remain, enabling the client to live in a wooded environment. A requested pool “grotto” and porte cochere complete the site interventions. The structure’s section rises successively up a cascading stair to culminate in a glass-enclosed meditative space (known lovingly as the “bird feeder”), providing access to the grass roof via an exterior stair. The walnut trees, cleared from the site during construction, were locally milled and returned to the residence as hardwood flooring.
Photo Credit: Eric Williams (Sophisticated Living magazine)
Coburn Design Build
This small guest house is built into the side of the hill and opens up to majestic views of Vail Mountain. The living room cantilevers over the garage below and helps create the feeling of the room floating over the valley below. The house also features a green roof to help minimize the impacts on the house above.
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