Credits
From Amy
Using a palette of reclaimed barn wood and stone, JLF Architects designed a 700-square-foot addition for a Jackson Hole, Wyoming, home that seamlessly blends with the firm’s original mountain-rustic design of the structure, completed years earlier.
“Our design-build approach allowed our team to look at the design of this home holistically to create continuity and quality within the architecture,” explains JLF Architects principal Logan Leachman.
The new addition provides a private locale for the guest suite and bathroom, as well as a cozy sitting room with a fireplace. It also creates a space for an outdoor oasis, where the family can enjoy native grasses and plants paired with mature trees and a trickling stream.
Known for a building philosophy that centers on connection and communication between architect and craftsman, the JLF team began by curating the essential building materials to blend old and new construction. Scouring Montana’s log yards and landscape for reclaimed timbers and stone to match the original structure was a priority before the building could begin. The result is a near-perfect match of Montana moss rock, rough-sawn fir and early 20th-century chestnut hardwood floors.
To connect new living space to old, JLF worked with design-build partners Big-D Signature to craft a glass entryway that connects the two structures, and offers views of the wooded terrain and native landscape design by Jim Verdone of Verdone Landscape Architects of Jackson Hole. The transparent entry acts as a bridge between old and new construction. Bookended by two stone walls that Leachman designed to be reminiscent of ancient ruined structures, the glass and timber passageway blurs the lines between indoor and outdoor living as it welcomes visitors.