The Mountain Peak House in Asheville, North Carolina, represents a significant renovation by KUBE Architecture, designed as a retirement home for the firm’s Salt + Pepper House clients. Nestled at a high elevation with stunning panoramic views of the surrounding mountains, the house is part of Asheville’s artistic community, renowned for its natural beauty.
Camp Campos by Altura Architects blends modern design with natural elements, providing a serene and adaptable retreat for its owners. The thoughtful use of the site and emphasis on outdoor living make it a perfect getaway for both relaxation and family gatherings
This is a real modern farmhouse — Net-Zero with a cool roof and triple glazed passive house windows, along with passive house detailing to achieve the most energy efficient house possible.
The Lookout Retreat is a 3700 square foot modern home nestled in the Montreat valley. The main level allows the owners to feel hidden among the trees as they view the mountain tops. The Lookout can comfortably accommodate two or twelve.
Building in the mountains requires a careful design response to our dynamic land. The Cliffside House has amazing mountain views, however, a rock slide occurred after our clients purchased the property. Rather than sell the lot at a potential loss and start their dreams over, our clients asked us to create a design that was safe and beautiful.
The Nova residence is approximately 3300 sf and is built from cast in place concrete, steel, glass, stone and natural wood siding. The narrow wooded site is about 5 acres and has a steep cross slope from the north east corner to the south west corner.
The Nebo house is conceived as a layered, volumetric foreground to distant mountain formations splayed across the landscape. Set within the foothills of the Appalachian range, the site is long and narrow with a dramatic slope down to a lake.
Our client, an avid outdoorsman and environmentalist, came to us with a unique piece of land within a red spruce forest on a mountain ridge at 5,700 feet elevation. The dense evergreen forest and high elevation create a microclimate and habitat that supports rare species of flora and fauna.
