Owl Creek Ski House is a project designed by Skylab. Perched on the hillside, with panoramic views of Snowmass Mountain, the Owl Creek residence was built on the idea that a physical place can deepen the connections between friends, families and the natural world. Photography by Robert Reck, Stephen Miller, Jeremy Bittermann.

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Deck 27 Turkey Trot Court, Snowmass, CO

Front door 27 Turket Trot Court

Front Door 27 Turkey Trot Court, Snowmass, CO
Front door 27 Turket Trot Court

From the golf course of Snowmass Club
The project vision included creating a collection of lodge-like communal spaces surrounded by naturally weathered and local materials providing an abundance of access to natural light, and min-imizing visual separation from the outdoors. This 4,500-square-foot, all-weather mountain retreat is about enhancing and recharging social relations and maximizing connections to the native environ-ment. Site constraints were central to the design response and ultimately informing the spatial concept to triangulate the structure working with the existing sloping terrain. It turned the strict height limitation and slope constraints of the site into an advantage by anchoring the structure into the landforms. The structure frames powerful views through two principal façades, maximizing the visual connec-tion to the landscape at every angle. Strategic decisions in the frame and form allowed for efficien-cies and functional benefits, in...