This 2,500 sf residential facility is situated on a 20-acre plot surrounded by small lakes and meadows. This home was designed to incorporate functional features and site-specific materials. The owner desired a smaller house and a view of the mountain (Denali) from every room. The house is L-shape with a common space focusing on the Alaska Mountain Range. A fireplace on the main floor provides vertical bracing.
The house is built with simplicity and durability in mind. Materials included local yellow cedar cladding, a very durable and aromatic wood, for the interior. Charred wood siding for the exterior cladding was used for several reasons: a long lasting, traditional low maintenance finish, and mirroring the effect of the wildfires that happen in the area frequently. Along the south side of the house, a 24 ft. outer stairway leads from the lower level of the house to a roof terrace. An outside reflecting pool does double-duty as a water tank for a sprinkler system.
