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Aspen Residence / KAA Design Group

Valeria Silva — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Nestled in the snow-covered valley of Aspen, Colorado, at the base of Aspen’s ski slopes, lives KAA’s newest snowy getaway vacation home. At first glance, one might never know that this warm modern home was once an 80’s duplex and faced very stringent renovation design codes. To achieve this overhaul, it was clear to the design team that big moves would need to be made, and because of the renovation restrictions, they would need to be very strategic.

Elk Range Overlook / CCY Architects

Valeria Silva — Sat, 29 Apr 2023 17:00:00 +0000

The design team was tasked with creating a spirited yet tranquil private home that connects to the natural surroundings for an active Colorado family. Design objectives included: flexibility to entertain, distinctive spaces to experience, gather, and connect to nature using materials that reflect their mountain lifestyle.

Mountain Retreat / Rowland+Broughton Architecture

Alexandria Bramley — Wed, 04 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0000

This organic, lodge-style home in the Five Trees neighborhood at the base of Aspen Highlands ski area is a multi-generational home that facilitates a contemporary lifestyle. The design of the tri-level, 10,750 square foot structure pushed the national park influenced neighborhood design guidelines while incorporating modern features.

Shadow Mountain House / Rowland+Broughton Architecture

Andreas Luco — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 17:00:00 +0000

A challenging lot size and the clients’ goal of capturing distinctive views of towering treetops and distant mountainsides drove the vertical architecture of this delightful family home, set at the edge of downtown Aspen. Within 4,672 square feet of space on three levels, the main living areas are placed on the upper level and rooftop, and the bedrooms on the lower levels. A “form follows function” party was created to incorporate large aperture-style picture windows aimed directly at primary views. Another opening provides expansive Shadow Mountain views and also provides for seamless indoor-outdoor entertainment opportunities in the privacy of the backyard.

Bagua Residence / Rowland+Broughton Architecture

Andreas Luco — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 20:00:00 +0000

Set on a single-acre, cliff-side site with significant mountain and valley views, this 5-bedroom, 8,250 square foot family home embraces the concept of Bagua, an organizing element of Feng Shui that helps determine spatial relationships and encourages energy, balance, and flow. The entry sequence begins through an open steel gate and continues into a garden courtyard, where weathered flagstone and vertical cedar plank walls are punctuated by expanses of windows that blur lines between indoors and out.

Art Barn House / Rowland+Broughton Architecture

Andreas Luco — Sun, 21 Jun 2020 05:00:00 +0000

Art Barn is designed for the purpose of philanthropy and displaying various forms of mixed media contemporary art. Sited at the edge of a steeply sloped mountainside, Art Barn is positioned so that the entry façade addresses a pastoral ranch meadow and the rear façade frames panoramic views of Aspen below. The design was predicated upon the vision of allowing a rural vernacular to rest naturally on the site.

The Lookout House / Rowland+Broughton Architecture

Andreas Luco — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 17:00:00 +0000

A magnificently placed home in Aspen, Colorado, The Lookout was envisioned and configured to take advantage of panoramic views of the Elk Mountain Range and provide a pristine backdrop for the owner’s significant contemporary art collection.

Ridge House / Rowland+Broughton Architecture

Pilar Caballero — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 20:00:00 +0000

Set along a ridgeline with significant mountain views, Ridge House is a thoughtful blending of old and new. Sets of staggered, remnant stone walls run in a single direction, allowing light and landscape to slip past.

Gammel Dam / CCY Architects

Daniel Tapia — Wed, 03 Apr 2019 04:00:00 +0000

Gammel Dam is a modern family retreat inspired by a rugged, simply crafted cabin in the Morgedal region of Norway where the client’s family have been gathering since the 1950s to enjoy nature and build memories. Located on a remote, 11.76-acre sagebrush and scrub oak covered site near Snowmass, Colorado, the residence rests at the base of a steep, curving ridgeline to the northwest, and transitions to a gently sloping grade to the southeast overlooking Snowmass ski area and the White River National Forest. To provide seclusion and privacy, it sits at the interior of the site among existing aspen groves, scrub oaks, sage, and several large spruce trees.

V-Plan / Studio B Architects

Andreas Luco — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 18:00:00 +0000

The V-plan parti reflects the owner’s desire for privacy and gardens within a wedge shaped site on the Aspen golf course.

Game On / Rowland+Broughton Architecture

Valentina Villa — Sat, 28 Jul 2018 09:00:00 +0000

“Game On” is a LEED Certified Gold ground-up home resulting from a historic landmark lot split in which the neighboring historic home from the 1890s was originally on one large lot. The historic home was picked up and placed on a new foundation creating a vacant lot for “Game On.” The design was required to be approved by Aspen’s Historic Preservation Commission and needed to stand on its own while being contextual with the historic resource. The purity and execution of the detailing further distinguishes “Game On,” bringing a greater clarity to the traditional gable form.

Aspen Residence / Aidlin Darling Design

Daniel Tapia — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 13:00:00 +0000

Anchored on the steep slopes of Red Mountain with panoramic views, this project is unique in the sense that it offers a new prototype for a speculative real estate in Aspen Colorado. The site, while surrounded by much larger awkwardly situated homes, affords stunning views over Aspen to the west and virtually undeveloped views to the south.

ACES Treehouse / Charles Cunniffe Architects

Rayen Sagredo — Wed, 24 Jan 2018 15:00:00 +0000

Designed pro bono by Charles Cunniffe Architect (CCA), this treehouse sits on a wildlife preserve in the Roaring Fork Valley in Aspen CO. While CCA designed the structure, it was truly a community effort. CCA donated a tree house design to the local mentoring program, the Buddy Program, for its annual fundraising auction. After an esteemed Aspen entrepreneur purchased the house at the auction, and in turn, donated it to the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES).

ZincHouse / Studio B

Rayen Sagredo — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 15:00:00 +0000

A constrained property, a complex history and a one-story requirement defined this 2500 square foot residence draped in a zinc cloak perched on a board-formed plinth. The steep angular site is bound on three sides with immediate neighbors and positioned on a busy street resulting in an elevated solution for privacy and view.

Independence Pass Residence / Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

Daniela Cardenas — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 09:00:00 +0000

The Independence Pass Residence is sited at the edge of a nature preserve in Aspen, Colorado with views of an alpine meadow, forests of evergreen and aspen trees, the Roaring Fork river and the Rocky Mountains.

Blackbird House / will bruder+PARTNERS

Karen Valenzuela — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 10:00:00 +0000

The Blackbird House is located on a small cul de sac lot three blocks from the main ski lift in downtown Aspen. The site offers spectacular 360-degree views. In a neighborhood of modest mid-century modern houses and apartments, the architecture’s floor plan and section are a creative response to the town’s urban form-based zoning codes.

Aspen Art Museum / Shigeru Ban Architects

Daniel Sánchez — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Located on the corner of South Spring Street and East Hyman Avenue in Aspen’s downtown core, the new AAM is Shigeru Ban’s first permanent U.S. museum to be constructed. Ban’s vision for the new AAM is based on transparency and open view planes—inviting those outside to engage with the building’s interior, and providing those inside the opportunity to see their exterior surroundings.

La Muna / Oppenheim Architecture + Design

Igor Fracalossi — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The design involved the complete renovation and minor addition to one of the first homes built in the ultra-exclusive enclave of Red Mountain in Aspen, Colorado. Thirty years of haphazard changes to the building had hidden the potential beauty and purity of this house. The new design restored and enhanced this rustic ski chalet with all its imperfections — an homage to the Japanese sensibility of wabi sabi.