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Pine Tree House

Boulder, CO Completed 2023

The Pine Tree House is an extensive remodel and addition to a 1970's mountain home nestled in the Pine Brook Hills of Boulder, Colorado

Boulder, CO Completed 2023

The Pine Tree House is an extensive remodel and addition to a 1970's mountain home nestled in the Pine Brook Hills of Boulder, Colorado

Pine Tree House

The Pine Tree House is an extensive remodel and addition to a 1970's mountain home nestled in the Pine Brook Hills of Boulder, Colorado

Pine Tree House

Boulder, CO Completed 2023

Pine Tree House

Boulder, CO Completed 2023

The Pine Tree House is an extensive remodel and addition to a 1970's mountain home nestled in the Pine Brook Hills of Boulder, Colorado

The Pine Tree House is an extensive remodel and addition to a 1970's mountain home nestled in the Pine Brook Hills of Boulder, Colorado

Pine Tree House

Boulder, CO Completed 2023

The home is organized by a central corridor axis, dotted by skylights, to expose distinct moments of natural light and views along the length of the hillside. The axis divides the plan with private spaces to the West and spaces for living and entertaining to the East.

The home is organized by a central corridor axis, dotted by skylights, to expose distinct moments of natural light and views along the length of the hillside. The axis divides the plan with private spaces to the West and spaces for living and entertaining to the East.

The home is organized by a central corridor axis, dotted by skylights, to expose distinct moments of natural light and views along the length of the hillside. The axis divides the plan with private spaces to the West and spaces for living and entertaining to the East.

A glass bridge was used to connect the existing house to the secluded primary suite at the end of the corridor. As you cross the suspended threshold, the ceiling height is compressed to emphasize horizontal views before emerging into the vaulted bedroom space with expansive views over the Front Range foothills.

A glass bridge was used to connect the existing house to the secluded primary suite at the end of the corridor. As you cross the suspended threshold, the ceiling height is compressed to emphasize horizontal views before emerging into the vaulted bedroom space with expansive views over the Front Range foothills.

A glass bridge was used to connect the existing house to the secluded primary suite at the end of the corridor. As you cross the suspended threshold, the ceiling height is compressed to emphasize horizontal views before emerging into the vaulted bedroom space with expansive views over the Front Range foothills.

The kitchen and primary bedroom are anchored by full-height casework blocks, clad in white oak, to emphasize their importance and provide protection for private spaces on the opposite side of the home. Striated soapstone countertops and the venetian plaster fireplace introduce feelings of movement and patina to the space. The material palette and lighting design embrace a warm modernism, offering a minimalistic backdrop to the rich environment of meadow grass and ponderosa pine.

The kitchen and primary bedroom are anchored by full-height casework blocks, clad in white oak, to emphasize their importance and provide protection for private spaces on the opposite side of the home. Striated soapstone countertops and the venetian plaster fireplace introduce feelings of movement and patina to the space. The material palette and lighting design embrace a warm modernism, offering a minimalistic backdrop to the rich environment of meadow grass and ponderosa pine.

The kitchen and primary bedroom are anchored by full-height casework blocks, clad in white oak, to emphasize their importance and provide protection for private spaces on the opposite side of the home. Striated soapstone countertops and the venetian plaster fireplace introduce feelings of movement and patina to the space. The material palette and lighting design embrace a warm modernism, offering a minimalistic backdrop to the rich environment of meadow grass and ponderosa pine.

"My focus was adding on and eliminating the mountain home "funk" in a cohesive way that wasn't an obvious remodel. I think the glass bridge and its alignment with the wood-paneled corridor was an amazing solution. I love the color tones, lighting scheme, and how skylights flood so much of the space with natural light."

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Owner, Pine Tree House

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THE PROCESS

THE PROCESS

THE PROCESS

THE PROCESS

THE PROCESS

Discovery
Discovery
Discovery

The 70's charm in the original mountain home brought warmth to the interior, but completely turned its back on the sweeping Eastern views, and a complicated layout felt cluttered in the quiet forest setting. Our design goals quickly became clear - eliminate the quirkiness, emphasize original rooflines, add a primary suite with modern amenities, keep a warm material palette, and open up to the views in a big way.

renderings
renderings
renderings

Turning its back on the road, our concept opens up to the Boulder valley and daily sunrises. A separated primary suite anchors the design along its bridge axis, and breathes new life back into the original form. Vaulted ceilings and full-height wood cabinetry emphasize the scale of each space and maintain the warmth of a mountain home.

  • Architectural rendering of an exterior straight-on view of the gable end addition and glass bridge.
  • Architectural rendering of an interior view looking out the gabled glass wall of the primary suite.
  • Architectural rendering of the primary suite bed wall clad in white oak panels with a niche for the bed and a circular rug.
  • Architectural animated rendering of a full-height oak door that hides in the wall when open connecting the primary bathroom and bedroom.
  • Architectural rendering of the living room with minimalist fireplace wall and full-height white casework at the entryway.
  • Architectural rendering of the kitchen looking towards the dining room with an overall light wood and warm white wall material palette.
  • Architectural rendering of the kitchen looking towards the fireplace showcasing the dark black cooking niche in the middle of the oak clad cabinetry wall.
  • Architectural rendering of the front door featuring blackened steel panels inset into a wood clad wall.
  • Architectural rendering of the view of the house from the driveway showing the exitsting stone chimney with new wood siding and modern vertical window.
  • Architectural rendering of an exterior straight-on view of the gable end addition and glass bridge.
  • Architectural rendering of an interior view looking out the gabled glass wall of the primary suite.
  • Architectural rendering of the primary suite bed wall clad in white oak panels with a niche for the bed and a circular rug.
  • Architectural animated rendering of a full-height oak door that hides in the wall when open connecting the primary bathroom and bedroom.
  • Architectural rendering of the living room with minimalist fireplace wall and full-height white casework at the entryway.
  • Architectural rendering of the kitchen looking towards the dining room with an overall light wood and warm white wall material palette.
  • Architectural rendering of the kitchen looking towards the fireplace showcasing the dark black cooking niche in the middle of the oak clad cabinetry wall.
  • Architectural rendering of the front door featuring blackened steel panels inset into a wood clad wall.
  • Architectural rendering of the view of the house from the driveway showing the exitsting stone chimney with new wood siding and modern vertical window.
  • Architectural rendering of an exterior straight-on view of the gable end addition and glass bridge.
  • Architectural rendering of an interior view looking out the gabled glass wall of the primary suite.
  • Architectural rendering of the primary suite bed wall clad in white oak panels with a niche for the bed and a circular rug.
  • Architectural animated rendering of a full-height oak door that hides in the wall when open connecting the primary bathroom and bedroom.
  • Architectural rendering of the living room with minimalist fireplace wall and full-height white casework at the entryway.
  • Architectural rendering of the kitchen looking towards the dining room with an overall light wood and warm white wall material palette.
  • Architectural rendering of the kitchen looking towards the fireplace showcasing the dark black cooking niche in the middle of the oak clad cabinetry wall.
  • Architectural rendering of the front door featuring blackened steel panels inset into a wood clad wall.
  • Architectural rendering of the view of the house from the driveway showing the exitsting stone chimney with new wood siding and modern vertical window.
  • Architectural rendering of an exterior straight-on view of the gable end addition and glass bridge.
  • Architectural rendering of an interior view looking out the gabled glass wall of the primary suite.
  • Architectural rendering of the primary suite bed wall clad in white oak panels with a niche for the bed and a circular rug.
  • Architectural animated rendering of a full-height oak door that hides in the wall when open connecting the primary bathroom and bedroom.
  • Architectural rendering of the living room with minimalist fireplace wall and full-height white casework at the entryway.
  • Architectural rendering of the kitchen looking towards the dining room with an overall light wood and warm white wall material palette.
  • Architectural rendering of the kitchen looking towards the fireplace showcasing the dark black cooking niche in the middle of the oak clad cabinetry wall.
  • Architectural rendering of the front door featuring blackened steel panels inset into a wood clad wall.
  • Architectural rendering of the view of the house from the driveway showing the exitsting stone chimney with new wood siding and modern vertical window.
  • Architectural rendering of an exterior straight-on view of the gable end addition and glass bridge.
  • Architectural rendering of an interior view looking out the gabled glass wall of the primary suite.
  • Architectural rendering of the primary suite bed wall clad in white oak panels with a niche for the bed and a circular rug.
  • Architectural animated rendering of a full-height oak door that hides in the wall when open connecting the primary bathroom and bedroom.
  • Architectural rendering of the living room with minimalist fireplace wall and full-height white casework at the entryway.
  • Architectural rendering of the kitchen looking towards the dining room with an overall light wood and warm white wall material palette.
  • Architectural rendering of the kitchen looking towards the fireplace showcasing the dark black cooking niche in the middle of the oak clad cabinetry wall.
  • Architectural rendering of the front door featuring blackened steel panels inset into a wood clad wall.
  • Architectural rendering of the view of the house from the driveway showing the exitsting stone chimney with new wood siding and modern vertical window.
construction
construction
construction

The remodel portion of this project was extensive, requiring the whole house to be gutted, foundation to be repaired, and new steel structure to be interwoven into the existing bones. The new steel structure claimed new space for the primary suite and bridge to float over the landscape.

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