elver’s creek retreat

The Goals:

Tactical: dream retirement home on 80 acres with a stream
Emotional: provide endless restoration projects for an active retired couple and a family retreat that the kids and grandkids want to visit often.

The Client:

Soon to be retired couple

The Timeline:

Planning & Design - 18 months
Implementation - Building: 12 months, Site: 12 - 18 months

The Approach:

Encouraged the building architect to turn the house 15-degrees to capture 180-degree views of the valley, and views towards favorite hiking trails from the bedroom; a variety of areas to tend: gardens, veggies, prairie and woods restoration; hot tub and outdoor shower complete with foot dangling deck and surrounded by gardens; places for grandkids to run and play including several retaining walls built for climbing; an entry procession that offers select views into the property and coupled with the entry gardens, provides a safe foil for the courtyard & breakfast nook