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GO GREEN Natural Selection Environmentallyfriendly accents for the home are inspired by nature and made by hand.
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GREEN FROM THE GROUND UP For a home in the Sierras, sustainable solutions are the building blocks of the design, not just the finishing touches added at the end. Architecture by J.L.S. Design
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STYLISH & SUSTAINABLE When renovating a century-old building, a Montana couple mixed historic charm with modern, eco-friendly functionality. Architecture by High Plains Architects Interior Design by Envi Design
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Not long ago, I had a cup of coffee with an architect who knows quite a bit about sustainable design. “Why is it,” he asked me as we discussed our upcoming Green Issue, “that we have to call it ‘green’ design? Shouldn’t it just be called ‘good’ design?” I think he’s right. What we’ve all been calling “green” design is green for several reasons: it’s durable, it’s efficient, it’s functional, it responds to and respects the environment, it consumes as few natural resources as possible, it’s made with materials that are obtained responsibly, and it’s healthy for the people who live with it. I don’t know about you, but if I were building a house, “green” or not, I’d want it to do all of these things. Seems to me that if it didn’t, it wouldn’t be a very good design. Why worry over semantics? Because it’s about much more than the words we use. If we all started thinking about “good” design rather than “green” design, maybe we’d drop those old associations we make with all things “green” (you know, scratchy hemp fabrics, green-and-beige color palettes and great big shiny solar panels) and start getting really excited about designing and decorating sustainably. As the smart and stylish products and projects featured in this issue prove, a sustainable home (or resort; you’ll find two great ones starting on page 56) can be every bit as luxurious and gorgeous and comfortable as a conventional one. And it should come as little surprise. After all, it’s good design. Best wishes,
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DOUBLE L RANCH & NAYTURA
Just south of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on more than 400 picturesque acres in the Star Valley, sits a very unique shared sporting community of 23 homes. Flanked by rugged mountain peaks and three million acres of national forest land, and with the Salt River winding its way across the valley floor, the setting is magnificent. Developed by renowned custom builder Lance Mortensen, The Double L Ranch is in his words, “everything I have dreamed of in creating the ultimate mountain community.” Double L residents share access to world-class recreation and all of the property’s amenities, including the riverside “Buckoff Saloon,” complete with a long wooden bar and swinging doors, billiards tables, an elegant movie theater and guest accommodations. Two miles of private access to the Salt River give anglers an unmatched opportunity to ply its blue-ribbon trout waters. Guest homes, an equestrian center and private golf course are also located right on the ranch, and the nearby Jackson airport offers direct flights daily from all over the United States. Grand Teton National Park, the Grand Targhee Ski Area, and the Caribou and Bridger-Teton National Forests are just a short ride away from The Double L Ranch. The legendary town of Jackson Hole is just far enough away to avoid the crowds, but close enough for an easy drive in for dinner at one of the resort town’s fine restaurants. Add to this the fact that Wyoming residents pay no state income tax, and it becomes clear that the Double L Ranch is a rustic utopia. Homes at the Double L Ranch range in size from 2,200 square feet to more than 8,000 square feet, with lot sizes ranging from one to five acres. Some homes rest alongside the streams and trout ponds that dot the landscape, while others are tucked along the banks of the Salt River. Architectural styles vary from 52
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cottages constructed with 200-year-old reclaimed log beams to natural stone
work in a reasonable timeframe and for a reasonable price. Today, Katie
structures accented with rusted steel and shake roofs. Quality and attention
directs operations at Naytura, while Lance continues to build custom
to detail are evident throughout each home; many feature granite counter-
homes and neighborhoods.
tops, stone and hardwood floors, and leaded glass windows that capture sweeping views of the surrounding countryside. Integral components of the Double L Ranch vernacular are spectacular lighting and ornamental iron elements. These chandeliers, fireplace screens, sconces and other fixtures were handcrafted by artists at Naytura Designs, a firm that
Nowhere is Naytura Design’s spirit of excellence more evident that at the Double L Ranch. “We offer the ability to create almost anything,” Lance Mortensen says. “If a client comes in and asks for a forested scene with a pair of fighting bull elk, we can craft that to their exact specifications.” True to the ranch’s Western ethos, the lighting and fireplace designs on
provides fine architectural art to high-end homes and businesses throughout
display there showcase the wildlife of the region, offering a link between the
the mountain west. Its work has been described as “art that just happens to fill
homes and the natural world. These themes also illustrate a passion for the
the function of providing light.” Naytura maintains an inventory of some items,
outdoors that is shared by all residents of the Double L Ranch. By combin-
significantly reducing the wait time for these exquisite creations.
ing the splendor of the Wyoming landscape with his homebuilding expertise,
Naytura Designs was founded nearly a decade ago by Lance Mortensen
Mortensen has created a lifestyle here that is truly one of a kind.
and his daughter Katie Mortensen, after the pair realized that the custom-
Visit Naytura Designs at www.naytura.com and the Double L Ranch at
home market was in need of a company that could produce this caliber of
www.dblranch.com for more information.
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Responsible Development Awards get better—and greener—and
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THE SNOWMASS BASE VILLAGE got a big dose of glamour when the Viceroy Snowmass Resort & Residences opened its doors last November. With ultra-chic interiors by acclaimed designer Jean-Michel Gathy, a pool café and terrace by celebrated designer Kelly Wearstler and a hard-to-beat ski-in/ski-out location at the base of the Assay Hill lift, the village’s signature hotel offers a taste of a newer, more sophisticated Snowmass. More than 170 guest rooms range from stylish studios to four-bedroom residences, each with galley or full kitchens. Guests are treated to a variety of ultra-luxe amenities including a dramatic fine-dining restaurant, an 87-foot-long, glass-topped après-ski bar, slopeside ski-valet services, a decadent full-service spa and a stylish slopeside pool with fireplace-warmed cabanas. When the initial plans for the Viceroy Snowmass were drafted, LEED certification wasn’t part of the design. But when developer Related WestPac took over the Snowmass Base Village project, it insisted not only on Viceroy Snowmass becoming one of the first LEED Silver-certified resorts in North America, but on entering the entire base village into the prestigious LEED for Neighborhood Development Pilot Program and certifying every new building in the Base Village project. >> VICEROY SNOWMASS RESORT & RESIDENCES, 888-328-1724, WWW.VICEROYSNOWMASS.COM
ECO-FRIENDLY AMENITIES The Viceroy Snowmass isn’t just built green. The resort is dedicated to providing guests with an experience that’s sustainable from (paperless) check-in to check-out. Start by offsetting the carbon your visit creates with the purchase of one of the Canary Initiative’s “Canary Tags.” The money collected helps fund local renewable energy projects throughout the Roaring Fork Valley or is invested directly into the Colorado Carbon Offset Fund. Even if you don’t participate, the resort has purchased renewable energy credits to offset 70 percent of its energy usage for its first two years of operation. “GREEN” CAR CARE Arrive in a low-emitting vehicle and receive discounted parking; come in a hybrid or electric car and parking is free. A battery-charging station (one of the first two in the Aspen/Snowmass area) lets you power up for free. HYDRATION STATIONS When you’re vacationing at 8,000 feet, staying hydrated is key. Viceroy makes it easy—and ecofriendly—by providing reusable stainless-steel water bottles at check-in, as well as refill stations throughout the resort. SALINE POOL A state-of-the-art pool uses salt and electrocurrent to create its own chlorine. In addition to using fewer chemicals, it doesn’t have the harsh burn and smell of a typical chlorine pool and isn’t as salty as a dedicated salt-water pool.
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A host of non-traditional and forward-thinking measures were implemented in order to qualify the Viceroy Snowmass for LEED certification. Rather than transporting the dirt removed from the construction site during excavation to an off-site location, as is the norm, it was stored on site and reused for backfilling. To minimize equipment and fuel costs, as well as the unattractive aspects of large-scale resort construction, the resort’s concrete structures, plumbing and electric assemblies were prefabricated off-site, then delivered and reassembled. To further reduce traffic, construction workers were shuttled to the site each day. (Today, employees are encouraged to use public transportation, including an electric bus purchased just for them.) Local and recycled building materials, many sourced from fewer than 500 miles away, were used throughout the resort. The building’s façade features “Telluride Gold” masonry stone that’s mined from a site adjacent to the Telluride airport that otherwise would have been blasted to expand runways and safety areas. A comprehensive construction-recycling program, including an innovative drywall-recycling program, was implemented to responsibly dispose of scraps and debris—and cut down on trips to the landfill. ●
A CHIC (AND GREEN) RETREAT Created by renowned designer Jean-Michel Gathy, each resort “residence” is a comfortable home away from home, complete with a kitchen, washer and dryer, gas fireplace, private sun deck and inviting feather-duvet-topped bed. SUSTAINABLE DESIGN Chic spa bathrooms feature deep soaking tubs and stylish fixtures that are also water efficient. Toilets are low-flow and faucets are fitted with low-flow aerators to minimize water waste without compromising water pressure. Full-sized bottles of Neil George shampoo, conditioner, hand soap and lotion are refilled for each new guest. TEMPERATURE CONTROL Programmable thermostats equipped with motion sensors sense when you’ve entered or exited the room and adjust the temperature accordingly. In-room thermostats will soon be centrally controlled, ensuring that unoccupied rooms aren’t heated or cooled unnecessarily. Zoned heating and air conditioning helps control energy usage, too. HIGH-TECH TOUCHES Occupancy sensors located throughout the resort—in closets, vending-machine rooms and back-ofthe-house spaces—make sure the lights are turned off in unused spaces, even when you forget!
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LOW IMPACT, HAUTE CUISINE At Eight K restaurant, named for the Viceroy’s elevation of 8,000 feet, chefs Rob Zack and David Cruz serve up creative and approachable cuisine against a backdrop of cool “contemporary Alpine” decor—think birch tree lattice walls, floor-to-ceiling fireplaces, a luxe library lounge (featuring a curated collection of design books and art from Snowmass’ Anderson Ranch Art Center) and sleek glass bar. Prepared in a dramatic display kitchen, menu items incorporate humanely raised livestock (that are fed a vegetarian diet without antibiotics or hormones), sustainably produced seafood, and seasonal and organic ingredients, many sourced from a local farm. To minimize waste, filtered water is served in reusable glass bottles, and bottled water is served only upon request. Fryer oil is recycled after use and a food-waste composting program is in the works, too.
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Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa AT FIRST GLANCE , the Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa in Avon, Colorado, is everything you’d expect from a luxury high-country hotel. Situated at the base of Beaver Creek Mountain, just over 200 wholly owned guest residences feature contemporary “mountain-modern” decor, custom kitchens, five-piece bathrooms, cozy fireplaces and beautiful mountain views. Amenities range from a ski valet, fitness center, pool and oversized riverside hot tubs to a decadent spa and gourmet restaurants. But it’s what you don’t expect from a luxury hotel that makes this resort special. The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa is the first hotel in Colorado to achieve LEED certification of any level and only the ninth hotel in the country to earn LEED Silver certification. To achieve this level of sustainability—while maintaining the look, feel and service of a luxury hotel—the resort implemented a host of creative and environmentally conscious building strategies, materials and operating procedures. >> WESTIN RIVERFRONT RESORT & SPA, 866-949-1616, WWW.WESTINRIVERFRONTAVON.COM 60
GUEST ROOMS GONE GREEN REUSE Many hotels now offer the opportunity to conserve water, detergent and energy by opting out of linen replacement or housekeeping services, but here they’ve sweetened the deal. Participate in the “Make a Green Choice” program and you’ll be rewarded with a resort gift card each day. REDUCE All guest rooms feature energy-efficient lighting and appliances. Digital thermostats can be controlled from the front desk to ensure that unoccupied rooms aren’t unnecessarily heated or cooled. RECYCLE Spacious bathrooms are fitted with low-flow, water-efficient plumbing fixtures and each room has a recycling bin—perfect for stashing the morning paper and empty water bottles. REFRESH Housekeeping gets rooms spic and span using eco-friendly cleaning products and microfiber cloths. A convenient dry-cleaning service refreshes clothes using cleaning methods and agents that are healthy for guests and the environment.
GREEN BEHIND THE SCENES The Westin Riverfront’s sustainable features aren’t just for show. Behind closed doors, employees are just as committed to going green. The resort has created an “Employee Green Team” to oversee sustainability efforts on the property; each department, from housekeeping to food and beverage, is represented by a staff member who is responsible for overseeing various green projects. Employees use only recycled paper, soy-based inks and energy-efficient LED and CFL light bulbs for back-of-house operations, and regularly participate in highway, bike path and river cleanups. They’re also rewarded for carpooling or using alternative methods of transportation to get to and from work.
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The resort’s sustainable design begins with its siting. To limit the need for artificial lighting during the day, the building was positioned to capture as much sunlight as possible. Once construction began, more than 40 percent of building materials were sourced from fewer than 500 miles away. At times, this meant bypassing the usual distribution channels. For example, the Westin paid an extra fee to have drywall shipped directly from the American Gypsum factory in Gypsum, Colorado, rather than ordering it from a warehouse in Denver. Ten percent of building materials are made from post-consumer or industrial recycled content, including roof tiles made from shredded automobile tires. Low- and non-emitting paints, adhesives, wood products and carpets keep the air quality high (a resort-wide non-smoking policy helps, too), and half of the resort’s electricity comes from renewable sources, including wind power. Giving back to the community was a priority for the Westin, which took measures to restore and preserve natural wetlands near the property. The resort also designated an adjacent parcel of land as open space and enhanced a five-acre riparian zone along the Eagle River, then donated it to the Town of Avon as a permanent public open space. To minimize traffic while easily delivering guests and locals to the slopes of the Beaver Creek ski area (in fewer than three minutes) the Westin built the new Riverfront Express Gondola, the ultimate in free—and fun—public transportation. ●
SUSTAINABLE SPA Breathe easy: Spa Anjali is Colorado’s first dedicated “green” spa and is committed to using only environmentallyfriendly products and organic linens. HEALTHFUL SKINCARE Every product that touches your skin is 100-percent organic and free of harmful and synthetic ingredients. Products sold in the spa’s retail shop are eco-friendly, too. (Bring in your empty skincare bottles for a refill, and you’ll be rewarded with a discount.) A SAFER SWIM The swimming pool’s saline-based treatment system uses 90 percent fewer chemicals than a traditional chlorine pool, making it easier on skin and hair—and the environment. ECO-FRIENDLY ATTIRE Comfy robes and sheets are made from bamboo, a sustainable fiber grown using minimal pesticides and fertilizers. Spa slippers are made from recycled plastic. RENEWABLE BEAUTY Sleek wood floors aren’t just for show. They’re made from bamboo, a rapidly renewable grass that’s harvested when the plant is just five or six years old, leaving behind new shoots that can be harvested from again and again. (Compare that to hardwood trees, which can require decades to mature.)
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CONSCIENTIOUS CUISINE Seasonal, fresh and local ingredients play a starring role in every dish created by Thomas Salamunovich, chef/owner of the resort’s Restaurant Avondale. The West Coast-inspired seasonal menu utilizes time-honored cooking methods like slow roasting and braising to create simple dishes with big flavors. Sustainable meats and fish are prepared using cooking oils that are free of trans fats; after use, kitchen oils are filtered and given a second life as biofuel. SMART WATER You won’t find plastic water bottles here. An in-house water-purifying and bottling system eliminates the resort’s need for carbon-emitting water-bottling plants and transportation. Best of all, the glass water bottles can be reused. SUSTAINABLE SERVICE ITEMS Menus are printed with soy-based inks, serving platters are made from salvaged black acacia wood, beverages are sipped through biodegradable straws, and doggie bags are biodegradable, unbleached and made of recycled, non-petroleum-based content. “GREENER” WORKSPACES Food-preparation areas are illuminated by energy-efficient bulbs. Paper towels are unbleached and made with recycled content, and all glass, plastic and paper products are recycled; a composting program takes care of food waste. Dining ware is washed with low-flow dish-spray valves that use just 1.6 gallons of water per minute.
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A TRADITIONALLY STYLED CABIN IN MONTANA’S YELLOWSTONE CLUB GETS HIGH MARKS FOR ITS ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY
An exterior emphasizing log columns and beams and stone walls makes the Thomson family’s rustic-looking cabin near Big Sky, Montana, look like it was built beside a natural mountain pond more than a century ago. In fact, both the home and the pond were completed just less than a year ago, meeting the highest standards of the United States Green Building Council.
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To many ecologically minded souls, “green” building often conjures images of contemporary structures with clean, unornamented lines. So you might be surprised—and rightfully so—to learn that a rustic cabin beside a pond near Big Sky, Montana, is the residential winner of Mountain Living’s 2010 Responsible Development Award—not to mention a recipient of the LEED for Homes Platinum rating, the top designation for residences awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council. Credit this feat to the collaboration of a visionary homeowner, an inspired architect and dedicated, innovative builders. Todd Thomson set out to create for himself, his wife and their three children “a family camp that feels and looks like it has existed for 100 years” yet also expresses his values as an environmentalist and board member of the World Resources Institute, an environmental think tank in Washington, D.C. To help him realize that vision at Headwaters Camp, a 22-acre parcel at 8,000 feet in the exclusive >>
GREEN FEATURES Even the home’s most up-to-date features combine sustainability and traditional style. OLD-FASHIONED FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT The comfortably furnished great room (opposite) encourages gatherings around an efficiently insulated fireplace clad in a veneer of local stone. To the left of the hearth, doors of reclaimed, wellweathered wood conceal a sophisticated home-entertainment system and, below it, a built-in wine cooler. RESPONSIBLY LIT As night falls, the cabin’s exterior (above left) glows softly and warmly as if lit by lanterns. In fact, all of the home’s lighting utilizes fixtures that consume little energy or that use energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs. EQUINE ENVIRONMENT A short stroll from the cabin, the two-stall horse barn (above right) looks equally rustic though it was recently built. Constructed of reclaimed materials, it includes a composting toilet, a gray-water reuse system and a rooftop solar panel array that helps to offset some of the home’s energy demands.
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“The structure expresses the cultural heritage of a log cabin while having the highest energy efficiency imaginable.”
Yellowstone Club, he enlisted Bozeman-based architect Dan Turvey, AIA, principal and owner of Dan Joseph Architects, and C. Todd Thesing and Rob McRae, co-owners of specialty builders Highline Partners in Big Sky. From the start, the team kept sustainability and sense of place top of mind. “We spent weeks just on the master planning,” says Turvey, recounting how they carefully walked the woods and meadows to decide where to set an eventual three cabins, horse barn and a series of natural-looking ponds and streams. The results are evident in the first completed residence: an 1,800-square-foot guest cabin now occupied by the Thomsons. Built with frame construction using engineered wood products and composite insulation, it nonetheless looks like a traditional cabin—though the sustainably harvested logs were ingeniously added afterward, along with such other finishes as reclaimed wood paneling and local stone. “It expresses the cultural heritage of a log cabin,” says Turvey, “while having the highest energy efficiency imaginable.” >> 68
GREEN FEATURES The exterior and interiors alike express an intimate connection to this homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s forest setting. OUT OF THE WOODS Poised on the edge of a manmade pond (opposite), the cabin is embraced by towering trees that are echoed in the timbers framing its exterior. Standing-dead timbers from the property, as well as trees cleared from the homesite, were used in construction. Afterward, wood scraps were chipped and used as fuel for a manufacturing plant in Idaho. KITCHEN RECYCLING The kitchen (this page) features a wealth of reclaimed and natural materials, including work counters of unfinished local stone, a raised countertop of reclaimed timber, and cabinetry repurposed from an antique green-painted hutch. 69
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Enhancing that efficiency are a wealth of environmentally conscious features. Chief among these is the scenic one-acre pond built beside the house itself. Lining its 20-foot-deep bottom are radiator-like stainless-steel geothermal exchangers through which a glycol-based heat-transfer liquid circulates, collecting warmth from the pond even on sub-freezing days to heat radiant units in the cabin’s floor. Other green elements include a 3-kilowatt solar array, a fresh-air-exchange system that minimizes heat loss, and a gray-water reclamation system that stores shower and sink water to reuse for flushing toilets and sub-surface irrigation. All those features, estimates Thesing, ultimately added only 1 to 5 percent to the cabin’s total construction costs. “But you see the return pretty quickly in reduced energy bills and maintenance costs,” he says. “This really sets the bar for the high-end market of second homes.” ●
GREEN FEATURES In private spaces and public features alike, the home’s design emphasizes green practices. RECLAIMED SPACE Because the family downsized from a 5,000-square-foot home to just 1,800 square feet, the master bedroom (opposite) “maximizes every square inch for storage,” says builder Todd Thesing. Beneath the bed are drawers made from the same reclaimed timber as the built-in dresser beside it. Even the posts at the foot of the bed were made from reclaimed standing-dead juniper branches. FROM BREAD TO WATER The guest bath (above left) features a wide washbasin fashioned from an antique trough used for kneading dough. BACK TO NATURE Part of the site improvements developed by the architect, owner and builders for the 22acre property, almost a mile of trails for hiking, snowshoeing, horseback riding or mountain biking wind through woodlands and meadows and connect to Yellowstone Club and National Forest Service trails beyond.
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Green from the Ground Up FOR A TRUCKEE, CALIFORNIA, RESIDENCE, SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS ARE THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF THE DESIGN, NOT JUST THE FINISHES THAT COME INTO PLAY AT THE END
“I’m a little cynical about the current state of everything that’s green,” Joel Sherman admits. The architect, principal of J.L.S. Design, laments those designs for which sustainable features are earthfriendly afterthoughts, not integral parts that make up the whole. For Sherman, slapping solar panels on the roof does not make a project “green.” That’s why when he set out to design this mountain-modern home in the Sierras, he started with the right materials, using them as building blocks for the home’s design. Take his use of a prefabricated roofing application called SIPS— Structural Insulated Panel System—as a case in point. “The [home’s] layout was based on the structural spanning capacity of the SIPS,” Sherman says. “The inherent design is based on the material use. I call it structural integrity.” Though this dwelling’s list of eco-friendly features is long (and includes a palette of durable exterior materials, extensive insulation and a “smart” home-technology system), Sherman would rather you not be able to see green. “I love it when green aspects are integrated and you might not even know they’re there,” he says. “I’m always trying to tread that fine line of architecture being science and art put together, not just a good science project. Can you also make it a place that exudes emotion, where people will want to live?” he asks. We think this home proves you can. ●
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THIS PAGE: Local craftsman Dyllon Robertus made the custom dining table out of manhole covers and reclaimed wood. Designer Hoffmann and homeowner Joni Harman added $30 chairs from Granny’s Attic, an antiques store in Billings, and two oversized Artemide lamps. OPPOSITE: The renovation team completely rehabbed the Swift and Co. building’s century-old exterior, repairing and replacing bricks, rebuilding the original canopy and installing energy-efficient double-pane windows.
STYLISH & SUSTAINABLE WHEN RENOVATING A CENTURY-OLD BUILDING, A MONTANA COUPLE MIXED HISTORIC CHARM WITH MODERN, ECO-FRIENDLY FUNCTIONALITY
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ontana offers plenty of opportunities for big-sky living and near-endless acreage, but Joni and Steve Harman have found another way to connect with their natural surroundings. They’re doing their part to preserve them by living leaner and greener in downtown Billings. Last year, the Harmans completed an eco-friendly, historically minded renovation on a 94-year-old building that once served as Swift and Co.’s wholesale meat market, turning it into nine water- and energy-efficient apartments, including this, their own modern, handsomely appointed two-bedroom home. >>
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OPPOSITE: To cozy up the large, open living space, Hoffmann grouped chairs and couches into distinct seating areas, like these secondhand chairs facing a custom fireplace by local metal artisan Dyllon Robertus. She warmed up the room’s industrial doors and polished concrete floors by layering in texture with area rugs and patterned upholstery. BELOW: In the living room, designer Susie Hoffmann effortlessly mixed old with new. She complemented the room’s original beams and bead-board walls with drum shade pendants from CB2 and Midcentury Modern orange couches from Room & Board.
In effect, the couple and their Billings-based renovation team “recycled an entire building,” says Susie Hoffmann, founder of environmentally conscious interior design firm Envi Design. With lofty goals of making their new home both stylish and sustainable, the Harmans and their team ultimately earned the building a LEED for Homes Platinum rating, the top designation for residences awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council. “All parties, I would say, were collectively working on that goal,” Joni Harman says. “We were hoping to be a model” for budding renovators to replicate. To that end, the crew at High Plains Architects, a Billings-based firm that specializes in sustainable architecture, got creative with the building’s temperature control: They designed the radiant heating system so that the same pipes used to heat the building could also cool it during the summer. It takes much less energy to move water through pipes than to circulate air, says Randy Hafer, the firm’s president and CEO, so the radiant heating and cooling system helps the building use 45 percent less energy than a comparable new building would. >> 77
BALANCED BEAUTY The Harmans’ home is a study in well-balanced contrasts— historic and modern, recycled and brand-new—all of which contribute to a beautiful, functional, sustainable environment. Throughout the home, designer Susie Hoffmann balanced pricier elements with affordable solutions. In the kitchen, she covered the countertops with CaesarStone floor tiles made of recycled glass and concrete—a budget- and eco-friendly choice that just happens to be “a really cool-looking product,” she says. In the dining area, $30 antique chairs balance the cost of Artemide lamps that were a worth-every-penny splurge. The Harmans’ living room balances big and small, hard and
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soft. Hoffmann made the wide-open space more intimate by dividing the room into separate seating areas and dropping the pendant lamps lower to create a more human scale. Area rugs and upholstery made of organic fabric and post-consumer recycled content soften the room’s hard angles and concrete floors. The building itself demonstrates the yin and yang of an old structure gone green. Along with its LEED for Homes Platinum rating, “We are working to get [the building] registered on the National Registry of Historic Places,” says architect Randy Hafer. “You can count on one hand the number of buildings that have been able to achieve both.”
LEFT: What once was the building’s meat cooler became the Harmans’ master bedroom, a cozy “Zen den” with original wooden walls accented by Osborne & Little metallic floral wallpaper and Noguchi lamps. The bed from Room & Board and clean-lined dresser enhance the room’s Asian sensibility. BELOW: The master bathroom features a Maax bathtub, a porcelain Lacava sink, a low-flow Delta faucet and industrial lighting by Fabulux.
Also, thanks to low-flow faucets and showerheads, and two 2,000-gallon rainwater-collection tanks that supply dual-flush toilets, the building uses one-third less water than its conventional counterpart would, Hafer says. Hafer’s team harnessed the sun’s rays to help power, heat and light the building. They installed a 4-kilowatt solar energy system on the roof, solar tanks to warm water for the building’s laundry and heating, and angled skylights to maximize the building’s natural light and ventilation. “It was really important to me that if we were doing a green building, that [focus on sustainability] would also come through to the furnishings,” Harman says, so rather than buying all new, mass-produced items, she and Hoffmann scoured local antique stores for chairs and tables that could be reupholstered and refinished. The Harmans’ unit features furniture built with materials salvaged from the building itself—a coffee table made out of repurposed wood, a side table hewn from an old beam. >>
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THIS PAGE: The kitchen holds ENERGY STAR-rated appliances, custom wheatboard cabinets by Dovetail Designs, Emeco stools made out of 80-percent recycled aluminum, CaesarStone floor tiles repurposed for the countertops and a feature wall coated with chalkboard paint. OPPOSITE: The sunroom features wood flooring salvaged from elsewhere in the building. “It’s an amazing perch,” Hoffmann says of the space, which offers views of downtown Billings and the rugged rimrocks beyond. 80
LEED-ING THE PACK When Joni and Steve Harman set out to renovate a 1916 industrial building into eco-friendly apartments, they were gunning for more than gold-level greenness. “We decided that if we were going to do it, then we were going to try for Platinum” with the hope of inspiring other homeowners in their area to go green, Joni Harman says.
The Harmans’ home earned top honors, in part, because of its efficient energy use, which is 45 percent lower than a comparable new building; its efficient use of rainwater, which accounts for about 10 percent of the building’s yearly water use; and its location in a high-density community.
The renovation team also was careful to repurpose the Harmans’ rooms without losing their historic character. What once was the meat cooler became the master bedroom, a cozy “Zen den” with original wooden walls accented by metallic floral wallpaper and Noguchi lamps. “We just tried to be as true to the building as we could be, thinking, ‘OK, this was a cooler; what can we do to warm it up?’” designer Hoffmann says. The Harmans love their historic home with its modern, eco-friendly face-lift. They love the convenience of apartment-style living. They love the views from their roof deck of man-made beauty—bustling streets and crosshatched train tracks—juxtaposed with Montana’s rugged rimrocks. “My husband and I were at a point, when our last child graduated from high school, where we wanted to simplify ... and live out some of these values that we’d been thinking about,” Harman says. “We kind of live it and breathe it as much as we can.” ●
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LOCATION Aspen, Colorado LISTING PRICE $35 million
House of the Moment IRRESISTIBLE DETAILS Situated on more than two acres on the ridge of Aspen’s Red Mountain, this new mountaincontemporary estate is sustainably constructed, Built Green Colorado certified, and features a 96-percent efficient boiler, heatrecovery ventilators, and a photovoltaic solar system that supplies more than 30 percent of the home’s electricity. Designed by renowned architecture firm Charles Cunniffe & Associates, the luxury compound includes a five-bedroom, 11,300-square-foot main residence filled with special touches: a gourmet kitchen with granite countertops, theater with eight-foot Dolby highdefinition screen and surround-sound system, 1,600-bottle wine enclave, resistance pool, four fireplaces, and multiple decks and patios. A separate 4,178-square-foot guest house offers five bedrooms and a two-car garage. Both homes enjoy all-day sunlight and unobstructed views of Aspen Mountain, Independence Pass, the town of Aspen and the entire valley floor.
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PHOTO BY MICHAEL HEFFERON, THE ASPEN MARKETING GROUP; COURTESY MORRIS & FYRWALD
LISTING BROKERS Mark Haldeman & Craig Morris, Morris & Fyrwald Sotheby’s Intl. Realty, 970-925-6060, www.aspenskihomes.com