Colorado House Crafts Harmony Between Structure and Nature


At 10,600 ft above sea stage, the place the air thins and the panorama instructions reverence, stands Mountain Home, an embodiment between human intervention and pure splendor. The Colorado mountain home was designed by Gabriel Yuri, founding father of New Operations Workshop, for his mother and father as an addition to their trip house. The charred exterior partitions of this mountain retreat – handled with the traditional Japanese strategy of Shou Sugi Ban – seem as if the encircling wilderness itself has scorched them.

“I used to be initially unsure about taking up the undertaking, considering my mother and father would possibly encourage a extra conservative, conventional strategy than what we often embrace,” says Gabriel Yuri. “However after just a few conversations, it turned clear that they have been keen to belief us in no matter strategy we determined to take.”

Minimalist dining room with large windows overlooking snowy trees. A long table, chairs, a bench, a wall tapestry, and a black reclining chair adorn the space.

This materials duality – the blackened protecting shell and lightweight inside – traces again by way of each Japanese and Scandinavian design traditions. But on this distant location, two hours west of Denver, these influences rework into one thing uniquely American. The designer insisted on preservation reasonably than demolition, permitting the unique geometry to stay however as a substitute reinterpreted, expanded, and opened to border particular views of the Rocky Mountains.

Modern living room with large windows, a lit fireplace, minimalist décor, and two black chairs. Snowy forest view outside.

Modern living and dining area with light wood floors, a central fireplace, a cushioned seating nook, black chair, and a dining table with black chairs. Large windows and a woven wall decoration.

Modern interior with light wood floors, a dining area with a round table and chairs, a cozy sunken living area, and large windows showing a snowy landscape outside.

Southern glazing and strategically positioned skylights harness passive photo voltaic power, whereas modular, adaptable areas accommodate household gatherings. Slate flagstone flooring that stretch seamlessly from indoors to outside dissolve those self same boundaries, creating an area that connects with its environment. Yuri’s integration of built-in furnishings utilizing the identical white oak as flooring, partitions, and ceilings creates a holistic setting the place furnishings turns into structure and vice versa.

Minimalist bedroom with light wood paneling, large windows, and sloped ceiling. A bed with dark bedding, a chair, and a small desk with decor are present. Snowy trees visible outside.

Minimalist bedroom with a large window overlooking snowy trees. Features a single bed, freestanding black bathtub, and wood-paneled walls and floor.

Yuri continues by stating, “The brief building interval due (primarily late Could to early November) in addition to the elevation and remoteness of the positioning have been all challenges. These have been overcome by way of surgical scheduling of the development course of and utilizing as many native supplies as attainable.”

Minimalist bedroom with a wooden interior, featuring a bed facing a large window. Snowy forest landscape is visible outside.

Modern bedroom with a large bed, wooden beams, and a desk under two windows. A vase with branches and framed pictures decorate the room, overlooking snow-covered trees outside.

Minimalist wooden workspace under a sloped ceiling, featuring a desk with a chair, books, a small sculpture, a window view of trees, and a vase with purple flowers.

Slate-tiled shower room with a wooden stool and bucket, featuring a large window offering a snowy forest view.

Modern bedroom-bathroom with a black freestanding tub, wooden walls, large window with snowy forest view, small wooden side table, and a black faucet by a geometric mirror and sink.

Snow-covered modern house with large windows amid pine trees and mountains in the background, during dusk.

A snow-covered house in a dense forested valley, illuminated warmly at dusk, surrounded by mountains under a dimly lit cloudy sky.

Go to New Operations Workshop for extra info.

Styling by Logan Sommers.
Pictures by Bruce Damonte.

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