Elysium Fields | CLB Architects

For the owners, longtime residents of Jackson, Wyoming, creating a home that reflected their shared love for art and the natural environment was a driving force for Elysium Fields. Envisioned as a multi-generational retreat, this home serves as both a family sanctuary and a living gallery. To create a home that respects the scale of its surroundings while also addressing the needs of a large, active family, the design unfolds as a series of interlocking volumes, their placement both pragmatic and evocative.

Hugging the hillside, the residence reveals itself gradually, approached via a winding road that unfolds like a journey of discovery. Expansive views of the surrounding mountain ranges contrast with intimate, sheltered moments. Crafted with a reverence for place, the home’s materiality echoes the rugged beauty of its setting. Art serves as a connective thread throughout, with a circulation gallery guiding visitors through spaces that unveil themselves in layers—each threshold offering a new perspective, much like the Novatt sculpture that inspired it.

Art and Architecture

Central to the design is a stainless steel sculpture by Jedd Novatt, commissioned by the owners and a longtime anchor of their personal collection, a poignant reminder of shared familial bonds over a deep appreciation of art. This sculpture, composed of intersecting cubic volumes, not only greets visitors at the entry courtyard but also informs the home’s architectural vocabulary—a study in layered geometry and discovery.

Prospect and Refuge

The property offers a combination of sweeping panoramas and more introspective moments in the landscape, a balance of vantage and refuge which the design similarly embodies. The house is nestled into the hillside, presenting a low profile despite its two-story program. Organizing the main house and guesthouse around a central courtyard provides shelter from the elements and frames moments of arrival and reflection.