Five Shadows

Teton Village, Wyoming

Service

Architecture

Type

Residential

Location

Teton Village, Wyoming

Photography

Matthew Millman
Video: Sheets Studios

Located at the base of the Teton Mountain Range, the property lives on the edge of a forest cascading from the summit of Rendezvous Peak. To accommodate an extensive residential program, the compound takes the form of five connected buildings, each in dialogue with one other. The primary mass hosts the public spaces, while the peripheral volumes capitalize on privacy for bedrooms and a den.

Sprawling contemporary stone mountain house with dark roofs and illuminated windows, set on a lush green hillside. Misty forests and distant mountains are visible under a twilight sky with a prominent moon.

The layout of the multiple buildings lends an elegance to the flow, while the relationship between spaces fosters a sense of intimacy. The property’s three central forms are linked by glassy connectors; they lie parallel to and offset from each other. The remaining two forms in turn help define a series of distinct outdoor experiences including the auto court at the entry, a west-facing courtyard that embraces an aspen grove, and a south-facing pool terrace flanked by a detached poolhouse. The formal proportions, material consistency, and painstaking craftsmanship were all deliberately considered to enhance privacy, serenity, and a connection to the outdoors.

Homesteading

Five Shadows is reminiscent of a homesteader’s settlement, with the five structures linked together through various modes of connection. Inspired by vernacular agrarian forms, the buildings take a simple gabled-roof form with minimal overhangs. Although the property edges a dense development, the compound imparts a feeling of privacy, screening nearby buildings through structural orientation and strategic window placement.

Modern architectural interior featuring a sleek light wood staircase with a glass balustrade and black metal supports. A blurred figure descends the stairs as dramatic sunlight creates striking parallel shadows across the adjacent wood-paneled wall and steps. The space is filled with warm light wood surfaces on floors, walls, and a vaulted ceiling, with a dark rectangular accent visible in the background.

Serenity

The exteriors are clad simply in stone, with subtle steel detailing. A similarly minimal palette of rift-sawn white oak and white plaster informs the interior spaces. The seeming simplicity of forms and materiality is the result of rigorous alignments and geometries, from the stone coursing on the exterior to the sequenced wood-plank cladding of the interior.

Modern stone house with illuminated windows and a cleared entrance path, nestled in a deep winter mountain landscape. The residence and surrounding ground are covered in heavy snow, with evergreen trees and snow-capped peaks in the background under a cloudy sky.

Project Leads

Eric Logan FAIA

Partner

Andy Ankeny AIA

Partner

Sam Ankeny AIA

Principal

Project Collaborators

Interior Design

Philip Nimmo