STONE WORK

Architect Georg van Gass adds a delicately poised cantilevered exterior wall that appears to slice the deck in half. Photo by: Elsa Young

Brothers stands next to a pair of stone pillars he designed that are inspired by Shinto figures.

The handmade bricks found throughout the house are by Danish company Petersen Tegl.

Stone walls, made with rock excavated on site, frame the ascent with cement steps.

The second guest suite, clad in cedar and aluminum, extends over a horizontal limestone wall.

A table and chairs designed by Joan Lao design studio for Alternative.

White brick exterior of Goddard and Mandolene’s home post renovation.

The Conine family’s Jackson Hole hideaway is completely wired.

The new home is composed of two rectangular volumes stacked on top of each other.

Clay tile floors and timber surfaces tie the building to the land. The locally quarried stone walls are left exposed in the interior.

West Elm chairs are paired with a locally crafted wooden table.

Dominic Houlder’s monastic residence features a Caithness stone floor and oak-veneered walls and ceiling.

The sandstone entry court segues gracefully into a protected exterior area with a bench, creating an inviting threshold between outside and in.