SAWTOOTH RIDGE RETREAT
Design : The two cabins, noted as cluster, echo an organized space found within the historic mining towns of Idaho. From a distance, the steep metal roof and reclaimed wood resonate with vernacular textures of Stanley, ID. Close-up the design is challenged with a new approach to composition, performance, and structure. The design is unrepeatable, in that it strategically frames the site from strategic positions. Rather than providing the full view, it is interpreted through space and storytelling.
Values : Community Character , Solar Orientation , High-Performance Assembly .
PRECEDENT
The project seeks historic continuity in massing, scale, and program. Yet to not mimic a historic structure, with purpose of contributing new strategies in cold-climate mountain design. I started with numerous personal Idaho experiences, pertained to historic towns and cabins. Regardless, every dirt road of Stanley, ID was re-walked to absorb the rustic vernacular and ethos of place.
Image Credit . Top : GALCZYNSKI Bottom : Digital Initiatives – University of Idaho Library , Photograph Estevan Chapa )
MASSING MODEL
CONCEPTUAL RENDERING
PROGRESS
