Fox Meadows Residence

Designer: Lot Nineteen Engineers | Elevated Timberworks + Custom Construction

Engineer: Lot Nineteen Engineers

Collaborators:

Alpen Windows

Montana Timber Products

AK Concrete

Home Style: Mountain Transitional

Price Range: $1,000,001 - $1,500,000

Design & Site-Specific Planning:

This house was designed to evoke the additive architecture of this rural community. Teton Valley is a place where generations have farmed the valley floor and expanded their houses as their families have grown. This sense of growth is incorporated with the large primary “barn-like” gathering space of the living and dining rooms which is vaulted high using heavy timber trusses and wood ceiling boards. Anchoring the space is a gas fireplace with timber and stone detailing. Moving down in scale and expanding to the north you find the primary suite, guest space, and owner specific art and office spaces. The detached garage provides plenty of storage space for all the additional toys that makes accessing the many activities Teton Valley provides so much fun. An outdoor fireplace and hot tub expands the seasons of outdoor gathering and enjoyment for this residence.

Materials & Construction Detailing:

A range of solar heat gain glazing was selected to keep this house comfortable year round, from 90 degree summer days to -30 degree, or colder, winter evenings. Large south facing glass with properly sized overhangs or awnings to control the summer sun were fitted with high solar heat gain glazing to maximize the passive solar heating on cool winter days. North and east glazing utilizes balanced solar heat gain glazing to take advantage of winter morning gains while not overheating the space in summer. The western windows are all low solar heat gain glazing to keep the harsh summer sun from overheating the house as the temperature peak and the low angle evening sun pours in. Additional deciduous landscaping was used to further control the Western sun in the summer.

Build Process & Problem Solving:

Taking advantage of inherent efficiencies in Elevated Timberworks + Custom's design-build delivery model, we minimized our clients concept to construction timeline and were able to provide accurate pricing feedback along the way so project budgets were managed from the start. This allowed us to avoid time consuming and costly redesign or value engineering work. Utilizing this process we were able to not only hit the client’s budget and programming goals, but we were able to add additional finishes and detailing along the way as we continued to come in under estimated costs during construction.

Unique Aspects:

This house uses ductless mini-split units and a high efficiency Mitsubishi heat-pump to provide room specific heating and cooling with a very cost efficient system. Tempered fresh air is provided with Lunos mechanical ventilation. This house also uses our air-tight detailing; proprietary double-stud, R-36, wall assembly; Alpen triple pane windows; and a thick layer of roof insulation with cold-roof ventilation to provide a very durable, comfortable, and energy efficient building envelope.