Architectural Concept & Structural Design

A contemporary, steep-pitched mountain residence featuring a 28-foot triangular glass facade, an elevated open-rafter sleeping mezzanine, and charred timber cladding.

Structural Execution Guide

  • Construct a $60^circ$ equilateral A-frame timber structure using heavy-duty glue-laminated beams clad externally in charred Shou Sugi Ban cedar siding.

  • Glaze the entire front triangular facade in structural triple-pane low-E insulated glass units.

  • Build a mezzanine sleeping loft tucked into the upper triangular apex, looking down over the living room and out through the panoramic window.

  • Install an open spiral steel staircase or alternating-tread timber ship’s ladder to access the compact upper tier.

  • Anchor the ground floor with a suspended cast-iron stove and a sunken conversation pit lined with shearling and wool cushions.

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