The home and gardens are designed as a metaphor for healing, reflection, and relaxation. The design employs an archetypal gable form, a geometric extrusion that is both reductive and minimal, that yields cathedral ceilings emphasizing the verticality of the trees. Dark slate shingles wrap the sides and roof as a protective shell. Charred wood siding caps the gable ends evoking the memory of the former home. Both materials contrast with the open, light-filled volumes of the interior. Large expanses of mahogany framed window walls maximize views of the surrounding forest, blurring interior and exterior spaces.
Clean and direct geometries combine with natural materials of stone, wood, steel, and water to express rawness and simplicity. Credits: - Adam Rouse Photography - Photographer - Adam Rouse - Jenkins Baer - Interior Designer - Jay Jenkins - Ziger|Snead - Architect - Matthew Rouse, AIA, LEED AP - Aire-Craft Heating and Cooling - Mechanical Engineer - Fred Reinthaler - Ziger|Snead - Design Partner - Douglas Bothner, AIA, LEED AP - Konst | Siematic - Kitchen Design - Jonas Carnemark - Campion Hruby - Landscape Architect - Kevin Campion - Flux Studio - Lighting Designer - Glenn Shrum - Blackhorse Construction - General Contractor - Chris Kilduff - Gramophone - Electrical Engineer - Andrew Davis - Jennifer Hughes Photography - Photographer - Jennifer Hughes