While exhibiting many of the design characteristics found in traditional Colorado ranch houses and outbuildings, this residence also features an energy efficient building envelope.

Resource-efficient materials including stone foundations, hand-hewn log siding, reclaimed barn boards and hand-split cedar shakes blend this home into its environment.

Patterned after Forest Service fire look-out stations, [the] upper level perch features windows on all four sides to capture spectacular mountain vistas in all directions.

(Photos by Hatch-Cloos)