Like Life, Architecture is All About the Details

Imposing and imaginative, there's still a touch of whimsy to this log home's grand entryway. On a different scale, this could be the entry to a hobbit home. On the human scale, there's a sense of solidity, of being firmly planted in the ground. Support beams appear to be living trees still growing from the ground. Slate steps give a sense of motion – like a stream emanating from within.

Free flowing form, eclectic window shapes and sizes, plus irregular stone in variegated colors give this upper floor exterior an intriguing, woodsy charm. An oversized, circular chimney with large, concrete slab cap creates a visual focus and anchors all the other aspects together.

A balcony for all seasons, this outdoor space is protected from the rains by a dramatic overhang. Lined with teak strips, there is a visual warmth to this practical detail. Yet there is a sense of elegance too, a sense of lightness in the delicate, angular shaping of the roof itself and the metal supports extending from the matched columns. Narrow door panels add a further layer of visual texture.

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