Montana

Designed for a challenging site in Big Sky, the lot is very wooded and rocky and has a lot of variation to the elevations of grade. Different community restrictions, building code regulations and HOA restrictions as well. So figuring out where to situate the house on the lot was the first and foremost challenge.  JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD Knowing that there are valley views behind the house and mountain views in front of the house, our clients wanted to capture those views as they were primary reason they bought the property. We worked from that as a starting point, then from there, figured out how to work with the land. We came up with was a stepped approach to the house, one that responds to the top... More

 Our Montana Mountain home at at one with its landscape and supports our clients outdoorsy lifestyle. Large glass panel walls out to the mountains and the valley view as well. A deck also runs along the full main level of the house, creating indoor-outdoor living environments for fresh Montana mountain air. Cars enter under the great room of the house into a covered car port area that’s sheltered from the environment by the house itself.  JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD The other siding materials used on the house are corrugated steel and metal soffits and facias, which are meant to withstand the harsh environment up at such a high altitude and be low maintenance for the home owners. A sloping, s... More

Built into the hillside, this industrial ranch sprawls across the site, taking advantage of views of the landscape.  A metal structure ties together multiple ranch buildings with a modern, sleek interior that serves as a gallery for the owners collected works of art.  A welcoming, airy bridge is located at the main entrance, and spans a unique water feature flowing beneath into a private trout pond below, where the owner can fly fish directly from the man-cave! Spacecrafting Spacecrafting Spacecrafting Spacecrafting More

his signature mountain home can trace its beginnings to a rough outline in the sparkling powder of a Big Sky Country ski run. The Flying Star residence is a well-crafted contemporary home located in Bridger Canyon, a private residential enclave just outside of Bozeman, Montana. This 4,690 sq. ft., three-bedroom dwelling presents an appealing blend of minimalist European styling, expansive window walls, and natural interior effects, such as massive timber ceiling beams.“THE PROJECT CAME TO LIFE WHEN THE CONTRACTOR AND I WERE SKIING NEAR THE PROJECT SITE; WE SKETCHED OUT AN INITIAL LAYOUT INTO THE SNOW, CREATING A VIABLE FLOOR PLAN THAT FUSED WITH THE SURROUNDING TOPOGRAPHY.” Edwin Ugorowski, AIA, LEED AP,... More