Architect Mark de Reus designs spruce-clad home for his family in rural Idaho
Architect Mark de Reus took cues from barns and ranch buildings when designing his own house, Bigwood Residence, for a wooded site in Idaho, northwestern America.
The Bigwood Residence is located just south of Sun Valley, a resort area in southern Idaho known for its beautiful landscape and ski slopes. The dwelling sits on a picturesque site dominated by aspen trees.
The house is located in snowy Idaho
The home was designed by Mark de Reus and members of his eponymous firm, which has offices in Ketchum, Idaho, and Kamuela, Hawaii. The project incorporated lessons from the architect's 35 years of practice.
"The project features themes that our firm is known for ? inserting asymmetry into a symmetrical plan, attentively selecting and crafting natural materials, and incorporating ancient aesthetics into a contemporary design," the team said. "Most significantly, this design has a simplicity that belies its complexity."
The Bigwood Residence resembles a barn
Roughly rectangular in plan, the home consists of two adjoined forms ? a two-storey, gabled volume that resembles a barn, and a single-storey, flat-roof volume that alludes to low-slung ranch buildings in the region.
The gabled volume holds the main living and sleeping spaces, while the lower volume encompasses a garage, storage space and a terrace. The home totals 3,760 square feet (349 square metres).
Dark spruce facades mimic the surrounding trees
Dark colours on the exterior are meant to play off...
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