COMPLETED
In construction
LOCATION
Montana
CONCEPT
House of four gables
PROGRAM
Social nexus
Big Timber
Located at 2000m elevation on the high plains that skirt the Crazy Mountains, Big Timber occupies a pronounced topography, overlooking a creek with long views to the flatlands to the southeast and mountains to the north. The new building will serve as the central gathering space for five peripheral ranch buildings and is comprised of three rooms: the living and dining room, grouped together under one gable; and the kitchen, occupying the opposing gable.
The gables are separated by a plate glass "window", providing views from the other buildings through the new Wintergarden, the primary dining space. This glazed link also acts as a bridge between the two sides--connecting served and service space. The gabled forms respond to the orientation of the existing buildings to strengthen the geometry of the collective. Idiosyncrasies of vernacular buildings reappear in sculptural chimney forms, pronounced gables and abbreviated geometries.
The two buildings are rotated 25 degrees from one another, resulting in a sheltered courtyard between the wings. The rear of the kitchen wing is sheared in response, to expose sightlines from Big Timber to the Crazy Mountains while forming a protective wall for the kitchens outdoor cooking area.
The gables are separated by a plate glass "window", providing views from the other buildings through the new Wintergarden, the primary dining space. This glazed link also acts as a bridge between the two sides--connecting served and service space. The gabled forms respond to the orientation of the existing buildings to strengthen the geometry of the collective. Idiosyncrasies of vernacular buildings reappear in sculptural chimney forms, pronounced gables and abbreviated geometries.
The two buildings are rotated 25 degrees from one another, resulting in a sheltered courtyard between the wings. The rear of the kitchen wing is sheared in response, to expose sightlines from Big Timber to the Crazy Mountains while forming a protective wall for the kitchens outdoor cooking area.
