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Colorado Buff stone and steel panels surround the double-sided fireplace and complement the custom black walnut dining table designed by Willow Creek Design Group. Tongue-and-groove Alaskan Cedar planks in a custom gray stain cover the ceiling.

Recruited early (during property scouting), the team of architects Ken Mahood and Steve Kaness of Workshop Collaborative, builder Matt Somers of Seven Generations Construction, and designers Colleen McFadden-Walls and Renée Crawford of Willow Creek Design Group approached the project with syncopated ingenuity.

ARCHETYPAL STRUCTURE

Charged with creating separate primary and guest areas linked to a central kitchen-living space, Workshop Collaborative conceived of three contemporary cabins. Inspired by the archetype of a historic ranch unfolding across distinctive functional areas, the architects designed the cabins, each with its own entrance, to be standalone. Targeting a tight footprint—under 5,000 square feet total—each cabin had to operate efficiently. “They wanted a house that was functional for their family as well as their guests,” architect Kaness says.

To map the structure, the architects spent a lot of time walking the property and staking out each cabin, making adjustments to best frame the panorama in every room. The west cabin features the primary suite plus an office. The east wing hosts guests in three en-suite bedrooms, and the center contains the kitchen, dining room, and living room. Glass corridors connect the cabins.

As soon as visitors step into the center cabin, the sweeping majesty of the Grand Teton greets them thanks to floor-to-ceiling Bildau windows. To complement the vista, Willow Creek chose furnishings according to a neutral, texture-driven palette.

Workshop Collaborative carefully staked each room on the property, focusing on the view. The bedroom furnishings cultivate a feeling of warmth and elegance alongside art from the Diehl Gallery.

When the pandemic pushed timelines and prices, the team recalibrated and made necessary edits. “The collaborative nature of this project meant that we looked at every decision carefully,” builder Matt Somers says. “We weighed our options and discussed everything with the group.”

The serene ethos cultivated throughout the home comes to bear beautifully in the primary bath with its minimalist palette, freestanding tub, and graphite fixtures.

A virtual-reality model of the design helped the team share the plans with their clients. “The 3D model put it all together in one piece,” architect Mahood says. “The clients could walk through the house and feel the spaces. It gave them a new understanding of the house.”
 

Mountain Minimalism

Abiding by aesthetic simplicity, the team chose components that complement the panorama. “We designed a quiet shed roof in standing-seam metal,” Mahood says. “It doesn’t try to be a grand gesture on the site. It lets the landscape speak for itself.”

Because the kitchen anchors the central cabin, Willow Creek sourced warm gray rift oak veneer cabinetry as a grounding element, softening the cool white accents of the Cristallo quartzite and upper cabinets. Workshop Collaborative designed full windows as a backdrop for the range and custom vent hood, suffusing the space with natural light. Paintings from the Diehl Gallery complement the kitchen.

Interior designers Colleen McFadden-Walls and Renée Crawford also advised on the exterior finishes—Colorado Buff stone, metal cladding, and stained cedar siding—which they linked with essential accents inside. To reduce the red notes in the Alaskan cedar ceiling, the duo worked with the painter to develop a custom stain. Bildau windows, installed throughout the house, allowed for the greatest expanse of glass. “By choosing an espresso stain for the millwork, we created a dramatic frame for the stunning views,” McFadden-Walls says.

Just like a historic ranch operating as a series of interrelated cabins, this mountain-view residence unfolds across three complementary pods designed for living, guests, and residents respectively.

The interior finishes continue the quiet curation. Applying a mountain minimalism style, the designers mixed blue, gray, and neutral tones with rich textures—a schema grounded in the core elements: wide-plank oak flooring with blond and gray hues, natural stone, and metal accents. “With such abundant natural light and commanding views, we wanted to keep the interior design warm and soft,” McFadden-Walls says. “We didn’t want to over-furnish.”

This minimalist color story extends across the cabins, creating cohesiveness throughout the home. “We kept the color palette light and used furnishings with soft curves, textural fabrics, and neutral drapery materials to complement the contemporary architecture of the home,” Crawford says.

Pivotal to the curated palette, the decision to use two dramatic Quartzite slabs in the primary bath and the kitchen influenced everything else. In the open kitchen, an initial desire for all-white evolved with McFadden-Walls’s guidance: weighing the blanched ethos of winter, she suggested using white as an accent (not a feature). The spacious countertop and Moroccan Zellige tile backsplash fulfill that cue with lustrous character while complementing the gray oak of the cabinetry and flooring. True to the spirit of the project, the team’s refined curation of symbiotic elements encourages communion with nature within the walls of the home and beyond.

Simple doesn’t always equate with easy, but the team behind this Karns Hillside home welcomed the challenge.

Thanks to hydronic heating throughout the house and triple-pane European windows, “this is a very comfortable house that will not cost a fortune to heat,” says Mike Hudacsko, founder of Alternative Building Solutions. “Clients do often have concerns that high-efficiency products are more expensive than traditional ones, but investing in these choices means that your house will not cost you as much to run in the long run.”

After kt814 finalized this home’s design, Alternative Building Solutions was chosen to general contract and assemble the team; local custom cabinet shop Stepek Custom Carpentry did the millwork. Mountainscapes did the project’s landscaping, which dovetailed with the “simple move” that kt814 made. “Our move was burying the primary suite to create a private courtyard and entry procession,” Assenberg says. Casey Holladay, landscape construction manager at Mountainscapes, says his team assisted in a cool rooftop garden on this part of the home.

The custom cabinetry throughout the house, including in the kitchen, is plain sawn white oak. “This is a great wood to work with,” says Brian Stepek, founder of Stepek Custom Carpentry. “It takes stain and finishes really well and has a really warm look to it.”

“At the end of the day, Mountainscapes’ goal is that clients get exactly what they want,” Holladay says. “We use our knowledge and decades of experience to inform and guide them in selecting landscaping that will protect their home and make it as beautiful as it can be.” On the living roof above the primary suite, Mountainscapes worked with the homeowners and ABS to design and plant herbs in elevated beds. “This isn’t something that is part of every project we do. kt814’s design and the site itself gave us a unique canvas to work on,” Holladay says.

The master suite has custom-designed washbasins. kt814 imported all the floor, wall tile, and slab materials from a single quarry in Spain to maintain a consistent palette throughout the home.

It took the entire team working together to realize the homeowners’ vision.
—Mike Hudacsko
Owner, Alternative Building Solutions

Inside, details include a plaster finish and custom millwork throughout, triple-pane European windows, a living room ceiling designed to optimize acoustics, and a music room. “Every cabinet in this house was custom built,” says Brian Stepek, founder of Stepek Custom Carpentry, which makes everything by hand rather than relying on a CNC machine to cut parts and pieces. “Handmade cabinetry allows us to have more customization, which, for this project, included making cabinet boxes that would hold 600 pounds of records hanging off a wall. Working with the homeowner and the architects to customize the cabinetry and bring their vision to life was a challenge we greatly enjoyed.”

Mountainscapes incorporated native grasses into the home’s landscaping. “It really adds to the beauty of the house,” says Casey Holladay, landscape construction manager at Mountainscapes.

“I love to use unique products in a thoughtfully designed home. The detailing in this house has been taken to another level, above and beyond most custom-built homes,” says Mike Hudacsko, owner of Alternative Building Solutions. “The result is a product that is beautifully integrated into its site and is custom from beginning to end. In addition to the aesthetic, the insulation, heating systems, living roof, and technology have brought this home to the highest levels of energy efficiency. It really is designed to maximize the functionality of this impressive space. This is a simple home that, because of its design and finishes, is actually anything but. It took the entire team working together to realize the homeowners’ vision.”

“One of the biggest accomplishments on this project is that it feels super private, even though it is in a neighborhood,” say Rich Assenberg and Nathan Gray, founders of and principal architects at kt814. “It is amazing that you can sit outside on a deck and you see only nature.”

Maison Studio and JH Builders join forces to achieve a renovation that brings a house into balance—with itself, and with the landscape in which it sits.

Leaning on natural materials and a neutral color palette, Maison Studios found the perfect balance between a Western aesthetic and contemporary design.

“It didn’t match the mountain aesthetic of the exterior,” says Saxon Curpier, who cofounded Maison Studio with Kimberly Dean. Neither did it match the new owners’ aesthetic. While creating harmony between the home’s interior and exterior, the clients wanted to include some elements traditionally found in Western design, but for these to be accents within a contemporary aesthetic rather than dominant design moves.

To bring the drama of the Tetons indoors, a massive accordion door of glass and steel was added at the back of the home, mimicking the original glass-and-steel entryway and creating a seamless view that extends through the home.

To achieve the goals of the clients, a couple from the Bay Area, Maison Studio worked with JH Builders, the firm that built the original property in 2018.

Floor-to-ceiling moss rock on interior fireplaces helped connect the surrounding landscape with the interior design.

Maison employed a neutral monotone color palette, from creamy taupe to soft blues. These colors bring lightness and brightness to the interiors. “That’s where the ‘contemporary’ comes in,” Dean says. “Nothing is overly adorned.” This carries through into new elements imagined by Maison and realized by JH Builders: stained fir trusses, purlins, and wood cladding on the ceilings; floor-to-ceiling stone fireplaces; reclaimed-wood mantels; and handrails wrapped in hand-stitched leather speak to Western design and the surrounding landscape but don’t feel too heavy or overt.

Adding a fresh take on a classic Western motif, the team commissioned a crystal and bronze antler chandelier from Vermont’s LWSN.

In addition to using traditionally Western materials—wood, stone, and leather—in moderation, Maison also gave traditional Western design pieces a contemporary twist. The centerpiece of the renovated kitchen is a hand-sculpted crystal antler chandelier. “It’s a fresh take on a traditional piece that you’d find in a Western home,” Dean says. Although the fixture itself is airy and graceful, installing it was hard work: “We had to build a complete scaffolding over the large Leicht island with European oak butcher block countertop to rewire and install the new chandelier,” says Andrew Miller of JH Builders.

In the great room, a limestone and bronze coffee table pairs with leather ottomans to anchor the space beneath expansive Teton views, captured by a new Jada accordion door.

To invite the new interior into deeper dialogue with the landscape around the house—the home sits on five acres—the back wall of the great room was removed and a steel-frame-and-glass accordion Jada door system was installed. This mirrors the original glass-and-steel entryway and allows you to see through the home from the front door. As you approach the entryway, you appreciate the new interior color palette, but it is the dramatic Teton views rising from behind the great room that dominate, creating the sense that the towering mountains are an extension of the interior.

The renovation not only brought more of the feeling of outside into the house, but also included adding more actual outdoor living space. Without changing the home’s footprint, JH Builders constructed an outdoor kitchen. Local artisan Trevor Thomas of Metallurgy built cabinets in patinated stainless steel, and Brandner Design did the countertops; nature-aged Trestle Wood siding was also used.

In the new outdoor kitchen space, patinated steel from a local artisan Trevor Thomas at Metallurgy provides contrast with nature-aged siding from Trestlewood.

“A lot of the renovation had been in the original architect’s plans for the property but hadn’t been executed on,” says Miller. “It’s fun to work with new clients and designers to complete the vision.”

The sprawling ranch-style layout affords the homeowners Teton views from virtually every room in the home.

WRJ DESIGN AND NORTHWORKS ARCHITECTS BALANCE REFINED WITH RUGGED IN THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND PERSONAL RESIDENCES OF A PRIVATE TETON VALLEY COMMUNITY.

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KATY NINER
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TUCK FAUNTLEROY AND NEW THOUGHT MEDIA

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Much can be said about new construction rising to the occasion of the Tetons, how the iconic peaks demand that architects and designers bring their A game. However, a design team with years logged in the valley recognizes that Tetonic conditions transcend the spires themselves to include architectural and cultural history.

Such were the considerations guiding Rush Jenkins of WRJ Design Associates and Austin DePree of Northworks Architects in their transformation of Huntsman Springs into Tributary in 2019. The new owners—BDT Capital Partners, an investment group out of Chicago—envisioned a 1,350-acre year-round private community outside downtown Driggs, Idaho, on par with the majesty of the Tetons.

“Our clients wanted the architecture to be refined, but to also have a ruggedness that matched the natural beauty of the site,” DePree says. Rugged and refined are principles manifested in materials and forms. From the start, DePree and Jenkins considered the historic context of the site and its surroundings. Yes, the Tetons dominate, but so, too, does the community, steeped in ranching and outdoor recreation. Capturing a sense of place means more than just framing panoramas whenever possible; the texture of Teton Valley must reveal itself as well. Vernacular architecture, specifically neighboring farmhouses and barns, informs the clean lines of Tributary’s new structures.

We wanted to create a design that maximized the visual exposure to all those different vistas.
— Austin DePree, Northworks Architects and Planners

STRUCTURAL SOUL

To complement Tributary’s anchor amenity—the significant golf course by Scottish designer David McLay Kidd—the Jackson-based team imagined a clubhouse as the community’s hub. Building on the style of historic lodges, the 27,000-square-foot facility welcomes members with unfurling hospitality. “We wanted to create a sense of discovery as you enter the clubhouse,” DePree says. “You are greeted by a large fireplace. To be drawn into a building by a crackling fire, inviting you to gather around the hearth, is a beautiful form of entry, especially in winter.”

From this warm welcome, the formal foyer leads into the gallery linking functional spaces with the focal point, the great room—which is adjacent to the bar, game lounge, and restaurant—before ending in a cozy map room and library. “It’s a natural progression from larger spaces to more intimate rooms,” Jenkins says.

Graceful progression permeates. “The site delivers such spectacular views to the east, south, and west,” DePree says. “We wanted to create a design that maximized the visual exposure to all those different vistas” Drawing on classical principals, modulation enables maximization; flowing through scaled rooms allows for the experience to build through a series of panoramic epiphanies. “You don’t see the full scope of the view until you are deep into the building and exposed to the rear courtyard,” DePree says.

This focus on experience extends to the interior design. “Each room has a different perspective,” Jenkins says. “Having been a landscape architect in the past, I consider the interior and exterior in concert and always ask myself, ‘How do I create intimacy in a space?’”

Throughout, Jenkins strove for relaxed luxury. “We wanted the clubhouse to feel as comfortable as your home,” he says. The drapes and upholstery in the great room were milled in Scotland; furniture from Ralph Lauren furthers the classic tone; and sculptural Poltrona Frau light fixtures draw the eye down to a human scale, tempering the picture windows. The lounges demonstrate care with limestone tile and hand-forged faucets by Samuel Heath of England. Anticipating high traffic, the material palette is durable—leather, wool, shearling, cashmere, mohair. From every angle, Jenkins considered the tactile nature of materials and finishes.

Sited to face south, the clubhouse boasts unobstructed views of the golf course; along the undulating meadows, ponds, and berms; to the mountains. “Unlike a typical clubhouse—designed to be experienced from the inside out—at Tributary we approached the covered porches as outdoor living rooms,” DePree says. “The various gathering spaces on the east, south, and west sides of the building ensure that people can meet outside and still feel protected.”

When people come to the West, they want to connect to the lifestyle here.
— Rush Jenkins, WRJ Design Associates

RELATED RESIDENCES

This integration of architecture and nature extends to the design of the residences in the community. The farmhouse-inspired Tributary model has four bedrooms and four and a half baths in 3,250 square feet of living space. Continuing the “rugged and refined” credo, the cabins nod to the existing built landscape with traditional gable roofs sheathed in cedar and siding of reclaimed timbers or white-stained board and batten. “The exterior materials age naturally and patina over time, but they also reference materials that have been used historically in Teton Valley,” DePree says.

Past and present merge in Tributary’s place-based design. Over his decade working with passionate Jackson Hole and Teton Valley homeowners, Jenkins has developed an instinct for both the timeless and the characteristic. “When people come to the West, they want to connect to the lifestyle here. They want a home that is different from where they live in Chicago or New York. What will set the space apart? First and foremost, the architecture, then the finishes,” Jenkins says. As such, he designs in sophisticated and somatic layers. Sleek treatments—waterfall countertops, steel accents, matte black fixtures—juxtapose the rustic bones of wood and stone.

Cabins have an open plan that unfolds from a dry-stacked Muddy Creek stone fireplace, itself the defining feature of the great room and kitchen. Sharing the first floor is the primary suite and a flex office/ bedroom. Upstairs, a versatile media room connects two more bedroom suites, one of which can become a bunk room with barnwood walls. A deck of Brazilian ipe (pronounced EE-pay), encircles every cabin’s dining room, where floor-to-ceiling glass windows make every meal feel immersive.

COHESIVE COMMUNITY

Ever growing, Tributary thrives in situ, with the clubhouse and the cabins alike fostering community. In every space designed by Northworks and WRJ, members enjoy the harmony achieved by attributes attuned to the alpine lifestyle melding with moments of modern luxury.

ANKENY ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN, AUDREY DROUGHT DESIGN, AND RIDGELINE LOG AND TIMBER WORKED TOGETHER TO CREATE A TIMELESS HOME FOR A FAMILY AS WELL AS THE FAMILY’S LARGE ANTIQUE COLLECTION.

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Jared Duckstein, president and partner of Ridgeline Log and Timber, stands in a large tent talking about the aged mortise and tenon holes in a length of reclaimed timber. It’s winter, and a large heater blows loudly while two craftsmen trace out a truss configuration on the floor. The beam is weathered and cut with adz marks, but the holes had been cleanly chiseled by bygone artisans. Imagining the joinery of the hand-hewn tenons fitting snugly, one can understand how these barns from the 1800s still stand today.

“This is history,” says Duckstein. “See how skillfully these were cut? And check out the density of the rings. This is old-growth white oak, felled in the Midwest centuries ago. Add to that the 150 years it was part of a functioning barn, and you begin to appreciate the craftsmanship involved.”

Indeed, skilled European timber framers and furniture makers immigrated to early America, and shared artistry and knowledge in what was, in a sense, a working homage to form and function. Though the markings in reclaimed timber are sometimes referred to as “imperfections,” to a craftsman like Duckstein, they are gloriously preserved marvels of a golden era.

The magnificence of their collection was that everything subscribed to the tenet of form and function.
— Audrey Drought, ASID

That these timbers are finding new use can be likened to, when in 1944, the composer Aaron Copland resurrected Elder Joseph Brackett’s hymn “Simple Gifts” as the melody for his acclaimed piece, “Appalachian Spring.” Suddenly, “Simple Gifts” was revived and found fresh praise.

And so, when architect Shawn Ankeny, founding principal at Ankeny Architecture and Design, was approached to create a very particular house, the team enlisted the services of Ridgeline for its reputation as craftsmen and preservationists. The clients, avid antique collectors, had a vision for a home that would both mesh with its outdoor surroundings and meaningfully highlight the beauty of their collection, which includes both vintage Americana and Native American art.

“The magnificence of their collection was that everything subscribed to the tenet of form and function,” says interior designer Audrey Drought of Houston-based Audrey Drought Design, who arranged the interior. “Beautifully crafted pieces but also useful to their living arrangement.”

Tis the gift to be simple, ’tis the gift to be free ’Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be, And when we find ourselves in the place just right, ’Twill be in the valley of love and delight.
— Elder Joseph Brackett, Maine Shaker Community, 1848

Ankeny began imagining a home with a cabin-y feel. “The homeowners preferred wood to sheetrock, so almost everything had to be barnwood and exposed beams,” she says. “And though it was a large house, we created a sense of intimacy with cozier, smaller rooms, which jibed with the nature of the antiques. It was so much fun. They’d call Audrey and me and say, ‘Hey, we found this flag commemorating Wyoming’s statehood. Can you find room for it?’ And so we’d reimagine a wall for this huge flag.”

Drought’s team worked with Ankeny remotely, inventorying the collection and mapping out where each piece would go. When the time came, everything went smoothly. “By then,” says Drought, “I could have done it blindfolded.”

“When we first came across a Shawn Ankeny- designed home, our thought was, ‘Yes, that’s a house we could live in,’” say the homeowners. “With this house, we got to start from scratch and do everything just the way we wanted it. Shawn, Audrey, Ridgeline, and the vendors did not disappoint. All their special touches, their correct proportions, their attention to detail—we’ve been thrilled.”

For this home built by Dembergh Construction, the windows take center stage. Sourced from Brombal in Italy, they represent the finely crafted finishes that are regularly chosen for homeowners.

Prichard is referring to a recently completed build, one that tested Dembergh’s expertise in beautiful ways. Primarily, the placement of the windows in this mountain modern design gave his team something substantial to chew on. “It took a day and half to two days to build each window. The coolest thing is the trim detail, the shades are built in, so that each window appears to be seamless.” When approaching the home, the windows compel the onlooker’s gaze to linger. As the eye moves over the roof line and the exterior finishes, it is clear that deep inspiration has been beautifully manifested.

When the property owners engaged the architects, they communicated their love of the ski lodge culture in Austria. This is what drove the look and feel of their vision. “The lines are well thought through,” says Prichard. “The interior palette is light, and not just in color. There is a feel to it that is lighter.” This sensory experience is anchored by fir ceilings and white oak floors, married together with the Italian-made Brombal windows. Mountain sun graces the interior atmosphere, bringing the wonder of the outdoors into the comfortable spaces that comprise the home.
 

COMMUNAL BALANCE

The great room presents options in relaxation that include fireside dining. Opening into the kitchen, and flanked on both sides by views into nature, the open feel makes for expansive living.

The heart of this home lives on the main floor, with a great room that features dining space and flows into an open kitchen. From there, guests can easily access outdoor living, an area that features a fire pit and built-in hot tub. The homeowners have embraced the holistic approach to living in the Tetons. Indoor comfort paired with outdoor amenities takes a dwelling to sublime levels.

It’s clear this home is made to play host to friends and family who will be fortunate to enjoy all that it has to offer. The teams from Willow Creek Woodworks and Jackson Hole AV were attuned to every detail. Beyond the larger bedrooms, it is the bunkroom that exemplifies this welcoming vibe. The built-in beds are queen sized and have been wired for relaxation. USB ports are handy, and recessed lighting compartmentalizes each nest. A shared room becomes cozy and individualized despite its communal purpose.

The floating stairs were crafted in Bozeman, Montana, and match the pristine white oak flooring that is featured throughout the home.

If occupants are craving company, the limestone fireplace in the great room posits the most optimal meeting place, with a full wall of windows inspiring any plans that might be made for the day. The outdoors beckon with possibility, if only so exploring guests can look forward to reveling in this space at day’s end.

IT’S SO FUN WHEN THAT ATTENTION TO DETAIL COMES TOGETHER AND THE TEAM CAN TAKE PRIDE IN A JOB WELL DONE.
—JAXON CHING, WILLOW CREEK WOODWORKS

AT HOME IN THE DETAILS

A limestone fireplace allows the natural feel of the stone to show through, with a presentation that is raw beauty. Paired with the clean lines of the expansive windows, the elegant balance in design is a striking presentation.

Many talented hands aided in the success of this project. Beyond the teams from Dembergh Construction and CLB Architects, Willow Creek Woodworks brought their best to the table. Jaxon Ching speaks of the effort in ensuring the fluidity of the kitchen was addressed properly. “The horizontal planking and wood grain that had to be matched, going from the kitchen to the pantry and then into two rooms opposite of each other really presented a challenge. But it’s so fun when that attention to detail comes together and the team can take pride in a job well done.”

The great room features two fireplaces, and views of the Snake River Range. The paneling that flanks the limestone on this half of the room is actually a hidden doorway crafted and installed by Willow Creek Woodworks.

Another custom piece taken on by Willow Creek was the ladder system in the bunkroom. Their role on a job site goes beyond cabinetmaking, with metal fabrication a strong part of their portfolio. “I think this may have been only the second time we have had to address a ladder system. But in this case, we fabricated it all from beginning to end. The welding, the sanding, all of it. The challenge is motivating and solving the puzzle to make it come out just right is so gratifying.”

The fir ceilings and white oak flooring serve to frame the outdoor views, and allow nature’s palette to take the stage in almost every corner of the home.

Small touches of personalization can build upon a whole design in satisfying ways. The clean lines of a European chalet sing in this space, but the theme does not feel cold. The tilework in the bathrooms present the perfect example of accommodating warmth and familiarity. With the help of the renowned East Coast interiors firm Bunny Williams, the tile motifs lend a sense of home and comfort.

Creekside views from a cozy bed can either propel one into the outdoors, or encourage a day long stay beneath finely made linens.

A bunkroom built for full comfort means queen sized beds, recessed lighting, and views that bring nature’s sense of peace into the space. Although meant for communal living, the nested feel would give any guest a sense of privacy.

Further expertise in bringing the job to completion came from the team at Jackson Hole AV. Rich Ashburn explains that his crew is often the last on a job site, tying together the very precise loose ends that result in highly functional security surveillance, lighting, and audiovisual systems. “Our team approach is balanced well, and we have so much respect for the modern aesthetic. Everything must be precise, and if it’s not, it shows.”

Although the clean lines were inspired by the European ski lodge feel, touches of home are channeled through the finish details, and bring a warmth to the fore that a hospitality space does not achieve.

NATURE’S VOICE HAS A SAY

The environment surrounding this home lends to its aesthetic balance. The Snake River Range and the familiar curves of Sleeping Indian are landscape nuances that cannot be ignored, and the home itself does not distract from nature’s original design. A creek flows down from one of the neighboring peaks, creating a languid border on one edge of the site.

When approaching the site, the windows and roofline compel the viewer to take a closer look. But the elevated green space featuring tall grasses anchor the eye, exuding lush movement against the clean lines of this mountain modern home.

The meandering outdoor living space presents the beauty of limestone in concert with surrounding trees. If one chooses not to revel in the luxury of the hot tub or station themselves at the fire pit, a covered area accentuates how this zone of outdoor relaxation can be enjoyed. Dining al fresco, even during a snowfall, seems absolutely possible.

An elevated green space featuring tall grasses is set against the exterior finishes of the home and lends movement and color in an unexpected way. Prichard says of the mountain modern aesthetic, “The simplest form is the hardest to perfect. We need to make it all look like it’s supposed to be there. Aside from the expanse of windows, it’s the roof line that makes a statement without being over the top. It’s understated, subdued, and refined.”

LIVING PROOF OF EXPERTISE

The effort to complete this project took just over two years, and Dembergh Construction’s capable expertise took the build to the finish line with client and architectural expectations fully intact. “The proof of our expertise is always our last project,” says Prichard. The firm’s presence has been felt in Jackson for over 35 years, with a focus on the West Bank. “We’ll take a job out of that neighborhood if it’s interesting,” he says. “We work from a philosophy that we simply want to do cool and interesting things.”

An outdoor living space with impactful touches of green beckons the eye and the body. Options to enjoy a hot soak, a blazing fire pit, or al fresco dining under cover would keep any nature lover outside for the duration of their stay.

A reputation built over decades has brought Dembergh to the point of being in demand without having to advertise. Getting assignments through word of mouth keeps this construction team busy working with some of the most pioneering design houses in the West. The projects result in experiential living at its finest, with the abundance of the Teton lifestyle ensuring full satisfaction.