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Modern residence with weathered Corten steel and perforated screens, featuring expansive glass walls, set amidst a golden grass field, vibrant orange and yellow autumn trees, and tall evergreens under a bright blue sky with fluffy white clouds.

Queen's Lane

Jackson, Wyoming
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  • Jackson, Wyoming
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  • Matthew Millman

The Queen’s Lane pavilion is the fifth project that CLB Architects has designed for one family on the same property over a 25-year period. The compound of buildings represents the evolution of the family’s developing design aesthetic from the first structure, a traditional log home, to the most recent, a steel and glass pavilion.

Contemporary house with a wooden cantilevered roof and dark metal siding, warmly lit from within at dusk. It sits beside a reflective pond with tall grasses and vibrant autumn trees, against a backdrop of distant mountains under a cloudy blue sky.

The footprint of Queen’s Lane was determined by a guest house that had previously occupied the site. Tucked between two spring creeks on the edge of a grove of cottonwoods, the glass home inhabits its own vibrant micro-biome where two decades of habitat-enhancement efforts have fostered a robust fishery and created a refuge for wildlife.

The structure follows the footprint of the original L-shaped building to minimize environmental disturbance to the site. Its simple form is enriched by deep overhangs, minimalist patios that merge with the landscape, and a protective steel screen whose perforations allow it to morph from solid to lacy while framing views, concealing mechanical systems, and providing privacy for bathrooms and bedrooms. The pattern is an abstracted representation of a cottonwood grove, in reference to the surrounding trees that were preserved during construction and in homage to the protection they provide. The rusty patina creates a material link to the nearby wine silo. When viewed from a distance, it tempers the glass expanses and helps integrate the building into the landscape.

Inside, the pavilion’s airy larger volume is defined by windows on the north and south sides. Masses of white—a board-formed concrete fireplace at one end, the kitchen at the other—bookend the living spaces. Bedrooms are arranged at either end of the main form, each glassy cube a secluded nature experience. Fumed white oak floors and ceilings warm and ground the entire home.

Close-up of a rusted metal screen with irregular, organic holes revealing a blurred background of blue sky, yellow autumn leaves, and green foliage.
Modern home with a deep wooden soffit and floor-to-ceiling glass sliding doors, showcasing a warmly lit interior living room and kitchen. A person walks out into a natural landscape with trees at dusk. A concrete stepping stone path, flanked by illuminated planters, leads to the entrance.

In this place, the effect of the spring creeks, the protection afforded by the cottonwoods, and a rigorous simplicity of design unite to create a minimalist pavilion set within a wildlife refuge.

Contemporary glass-walled house with an overhanging roof, set in a golden autumn field beside a reflective pond, with distant mountains under a bright, cloudy blue sky.
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