Built in the 1970’s, the owners who purchased this 3000 square foot house wanted to make the home more functional and bring it up to contemporary standards of style. To attend to the unattractive front facade, the garage was reoriented so that the garage doors no longer faced the front of the house. Then a sense of entry was created by reusing the “prow” form that exists on the north end of the home. The new gable protects visitors from the elements and guests now enter into an enlarged foyer with an open view of the great room and dining area. No longer dark, the public areas of the home feel spacious due to the creation of three flat roofed window bays, one in the kitchen and two in the great room, which express the volume of the interior and fill it with natural light. The prominent gable of the north wall of the house was retained, but the windows were reinvented to allow for unobstructed views of the mountains. Enlarging the deck with a stone terrace, planters and barbeque grill added to the livability of the house and provides outdoor entertaining space. In the private portion of the residence, the laundry was enlarged to provide abundant work space and storage and the bedrooms reconfigured with a bathroom and private deck added to the new master bedroom.

Principal Architect - Chris Moulder, AIA