Big Wood River

Idaho

Situated on a river bench overlooking the Big Wood River, this home appears as a cluster of separate buildings, casually arranged. Each portion actually connects via enclosed porches and breezeways to create a variety of interesting spaces, accommodating the needs of a large and dynamic family. Simple building forms and materials respond to vernacular structures of the region. Solar and geothermal sources provide energy needs with environmental sensitivity.

Architecture: Walker Warner Architects
Principal: Greg Warner
Project Managers: Kathy Scott, Clark Sather
Interiors: John Wheatman & Associates
Landscape: Jay Thayer Landscape Architects
Builder: Engelmann Inc.
Photography: Cesar Rubio

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“We did not want to do a country western theme or a log cabin. We had seen projects by Walker Warner that were contemporary interpretations of local historic architecture and that’s what felt right to us.”

- Homeowner

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“We filtered through all the newness of resort and ski country and tried to get back to the roots of what was there. That’s when we started to see the agrarian setting. There were a lot of buildings used for sheep ranching and hay farming, and those where typically smaller and clustered together. That was really the genesis of the idea.”

- Greg Warner, Principal, WWA

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Recognition

Luxe Pacific Northwest, Winter 2010 (pdf)

Big Wood River

Recognition

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