Between
the pines.

Elevation of a modern home in a dense forest in Steamboat, Colorado.

Project: Treehaus

Location: Steamboat, Colorado

Size: 3400 SF

Status: Expected Completion 2025

Type: Residential

Client: Private Client

Services: Architecture, Interior Design

Cantilevered over a dense forest, a secluded lot provides both intimacy and expansive views amidst the towering ponderosa pines.

Treehaus

The intent of this project is to design and build a home that blends into the landscape. The house is sited such that it removes as few trees as possible from the lot, and draws influence from the forest for its materiality, form, and location. Warm wood tones and vertical patterning in the siding, structure, and windows are meant to echo the surrounding tree trunks. Steel columns support the majority of the house - allowing natural hillside to flow beneath undisturbed. With a minimal footprint and a layout that runs parallel to the topography, almost all of the forest along Tree Haus Drive is preserved, screening the house from view.

Custom home in a dense forest in Steamboat Colorado with metal beams and wood siding.

With a minimal footprint and a layout that runs parallel to the topography, almost all of the forest along Tree Haus Drive is preserved, screening the house from view.