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Fish Creek residence by Dynia captures views of Wyoming mountains
Tall living spaces in this single-storey house close to Jackson, Wyoming, are oriented to make the most of views of the nearby Teton Mountains.
Designed by local architects Dynia, Fish Creek is surrounded by a rugged landscape that is designated as national park land.
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The area is popular with skiers, and home to many vacation properties including an estate for a New York family and a rural residence comprising low-lying volumes.
Dynia aimed to make the most of the natural beauty, arranging the building so the most frequently occupied rooms face the most dramatic vista to the south.
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They then tilted the section of roof over this volume to create a high glazed wall in the desired direction.
"To respond to this topographical edge condition, the form of the primary living space rises to capture this view," said Dynia.
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In its entirety, the residence is L-shaped in plan. Areas for hosting guests are situated in the tall section, while private rooms like sleeping quarters and a home office occupy the lower, longer branch.
The master suite is tucked away in the corner where the perpendicular volumes meet. The end of the low-slung portion is taken up by a garage, reached via a covered porch.
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Another, separate garage building is offset from the main house so that it doesn't interrupt the views, but sits close enough to form a semi-enclosed outdoor space from which the front door is accessed.
"The entry sequence begins by arrival into a south-facing 'courtyard' defined by the house and an outbuilding," the architects said.
"A linear porch accessed from the garage or the exterior leads to the entry illuminated by an east-facing light monitor."
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Both buildings are clad in cedar wood, which will age naturally with patterns created by rusting fasteners.
Many of the internal walls are angled, resulting in non-rectangular rooms that are sparsely decorated.
Wyoming's expanses of rough terrain provide a backdrop for similar residential projects, like a home that wraps around a giant boulder, and a house built from salvaged wood and other rustic materials.
Photography is by Ron Johnson, unless specified otherwise.