Three Gables

Designed to offer the comforts of a vacation retreat within the convenience of urban living, this residence in Boulder caters to a couple and their young daughter, reflecting their outdoorsy lifestyle amidst shared open space and mature cottonwood trees. 

Orchestrating the layout into three distinct gabled volumes, each serving a specific function - a sleeping pod, a living/kitchen/dining pod, and a hobby pod housing a garage, workshop, and gear room, with an accompanying carport for their Sprinter van. This arrangement creates a private tiered courtyard while maximizing views of the surrounding mountains. 

Exterior materials such as sustainably harvested New Zealand Abodo wood and standing seam metal roofing ensure durability against Colorado’s weather extremes, while features like a solar array, radiant heat, and triple-paned windows drive the residence towards near net-zero energy efficiency.