COLORADO MODERN HOME - WILDER RESIDENCE

The young couple came to HMH seeking a green home to fit their active outdoor lifestyle. Located on a sloped site, this house was designed to fit into the landscape and create a modern Colorado architecture. 

Outdoor living spaces extend the house into the site and blur the division between inside and outside. Sandstone walls made from local stone run through the interior of the house. Large corner windows in the kitchen and living room minimize the separation between inside and outside, and open the house to views of downtown Boulder and the mountains. 

With respect for the environment the owners' required the home to be passive solar with all major living spaces facing south. Custom designed steel trellis and deep overhangs shade the windows in the summer. The wood flooring is made from recycled railroad ties. Photovoltaic panels on the roof provide for all of the electrical requirements and a Coolerado evaporative system keeps the home cool with minimal energy consumption. 

The outcome is coexistence with the environment that is fun, rewarding, and beautiful. 

Compared to our neighbors and two sets of friends that have recently built custom homes, the HMH team was tremendously more efficient, cheaper, and produced a better product.  We love the house and I'm still sometimes amazed at it when I ride up the street early in the morning and the light is just right...

This project was awarded an ASID award in 2008 for Primary Residence under 5,000 sq. ft. and was published in Sources and Design in May/ June 2009 and Colorado Homes & Lifestyles in March 2008.

 Photo Credit: Ben Tremper