Wooden cladding and large stretches of glass form the facades of this residence by CCY Architects, which is angled downward to follow the gentle slope of the terrain.
Designed for a couple, the Gammel Dam house is located in Colorado's Pitkin County, near the rural community of Snowmass.

The dwelling sits on a 12-acre (five-hectare) site dotted with sagebrush and scrub oak, along with aspen and spruce trees. Currently used as a vacation home, the dwelling will be occupied by the owners year-round in the future.
Engaging the landscape and providing space for entertaining guests were key goals for Cottle Carr Yaw (CCY) Architects, a studio based in the nearby town of Basalt.

In addition to the area's topography, the design was informed by a simple cabin in Norway, where the husband and his relatives had gathered for decades. Encompassing 4,942 square feet (459 square metres), the building consists of a main dwelling and a guest wing, which are connected by an enclosed bridge. The home stretches along an east-west axis to prioritise views of the surrounding mountains and the Snowmass Creek Valley.
Rather than a single mass, the team created a series of boxy volumes that are united by a continuous, angled roof.

"Individual programme elements are physically pulled apart, allowing them to adapt to the existing landform," the studio said in a description.
"Unifying these separated elements is a singular, sloped roof that parallels the natural grade, further reinf...