Architecture & D e sign

8 gorgeous Steamboat homes

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Thurston Kitchen & Bath Fl OO ring & t ile of the expansive Elk River Valley. g eneral cO ntract O r contemporary interpretation of traditional homebuilding materials

Masters Tile and engaging views toward the Mount Zirkel Wilderness and a rchitect Keith Kelly, KS|a to the design, while the choice of construction materials offers a curve in the great room’s south façade adds an unexpected twist the center and corridors that lead off to bedroom suites. A gentle

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The house is divided into three pods with a great room at like a collection of structures vs. one large building. a silhouette that reflects a gathering of relaxed broken forms. It feels having a main house, barn and outbuildings, the architects designed to commune with the area’s historic traditions. Capturing a feel of

Western ranch, this North Routt home’s architecture was crafted visible from the valley floor. Keeping with the secluded feel of a were designed on the landscape so that none of the home sites is s Fox Construction Ph O t O gra P her that have 50-plus acre lots. Five-acre building envelopes ranch, this the first completed home among 12 new sites ituated in an aspen glade within a 1,500-acre working cattle won’t swing in the wind. This also opens the path to outdoor living the patio so air can move freely through the house, but the doors kitchen and dining areas, giving the home a lot of expressed structure. low-slung. Heavy timber and steel jack trusses support the

Keeping the style contemporary, the home’s shape is relatively tops are synthetic quartz. and the main entry includes a reclaimed oak door. The counter decking on all of the ceilings. Floors and cabinets are white oak,

Inside, a locally-procured highlight is the beetle-kill pine suggest an aging, weathered agricultural building.

Wyo. Steel panels used as siding have a natural rust patina that stone veneer and reclaimed Wyoming snow fence from Laramie, metals seen on many agricultural buildings. The siding includes a