Climate-resistant metal and accoya wooden wrap the outside of Casa Alta, which was created by American studio Lever Structure to embrace the “elegant mountain panorama.”
Situated within the small city of Alta, Wyoming, the house serves as a trip residence for an outdoor-loving couple from Portland, Oregon.
Located on a half-acre (zero.2 hectare) lot, the house overlooks the Teton Vary and is about an hour from Jackson, a well-liked ski vacation spot.
Portland-based Lever Structure sought to create a sustainable residence that may face up to the area's harsh winter climate whereas capitalizing on the scenic setting.
L-shaped in plan, the home consists of rectilinear volumes with flat roofs to forestall harmful snow slides. The three,980-square-foot (370-square-meter) house is organized to take advantage of the views whereas offering privateness the place wanted.
“The design is centered across the elegant mountain panorama,” the workforce mentioned.
Along with giant areas of glass, the outside is wrapped in a mixture of two strong supplies – weather-resistant metal and pale-toned accoya wooden.
Aesthetically, the siding is supposed to “respect the geological character of the Tetons — formed by stress fracturing the fabric to create an irregular sample and form,” the workforce mentioned.
A brilliant inexperienced entrance door leads into an “intimately scaled” residence that balances indoor and outside dwelling. Many rooms supply expansive views.
“Public areas and bedrooms are oriented in direction of dramatic mountain views, creating a way of immersion within the panorama,” mentioned the workforce.
Downstairs are the widespread and visitor areas, together with cupboard space for the couple's automobiles and sports activities gear. Step exterior and discover a spacious terrace and sheltered jacuzzi.
A black steel staircase results in the higher ground, the place the workforce has positioned the master suite, an workplace, a sauna and a fitness center.
The higher degree is lined with a protracted balcony the place the house owners are once more afforded sweeping views of the grounds.
All through the house, the workforce used white oak to create a heat and earthy really feel. Wooden was used for flooring, ceilings and cupboards.
To reinforce the house's vitality effectivity and thermal consolation, the workforce created a extremely hermetic envelope utilizing wooden fiber insulation and triple-glazed doorways and home windows.
The home additionally has a air flow system with vitality restoration.
Different tasks by Lever Structure embrace an Oregon vineyard constructing with pitched roofs and cedar-clad partitions, and an workplace constructing for a charitable basis that was constructed partly from strong plywood.
Photograph by Lara Swimmer.
Mission credit:
Architect and inside designer: The structure of the lever
Leverage Workforce: Thomas Robinson, Jeff Stern, Doug Sheets, Jeff Ernst, Cecily Ryan
Structural Engineer: Frost Structural Engineering
Mechanical Engineer: Quantum group engineering
Electrical engineer: Musgrove Engineering
Civil engineer: Concord Design & Engineering
Panorama: Place Architects Panorama
Lighting design: O-LLC
Normal contractor: Wilkinson Montesano Builders