Basecamp

This mountain home in Big Sky was envisioned as a place where the owners, whose main residence is in Manhattan, could reconnect with nature and encourage their three children to experience the landscape as they grow up. The resulting 7,500-square-foot home brings family members closer to one another and to the forests and lakes of Big Sky, which are framed by interior and exterior spaces across the home’s two levels. A launchpad for their many outdoor recreation activities, including skiing, fishing, and hiking, the home is a framework for the family to connect to nature, and to one another.

Located in a sub-alpine, densely forested area, the home was carefully sited along the edge of a gentle slope to blend with the natural environs and minimize site disturbance while maximizing views. The home’s long, linear plan is punctuated by two wings at either end of the house that reach out into the landscape. Angled outwards, the two wings embrace the landscape and define a sheltered outdoor space between them. A glass corridor on the upper level connects the two wings, centering a porous, transparent zone in the home’s core and inviting the outside in.