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Carpenter Residence

Stories abound in this cabin retreat for Jim and Nancy Carpenter. The lot is part of the 10,000 acre Phantom Canyon Ranch, and one of the only building sites in northern Colorado we've ever been on that doesn't have a single view of another building.

This frame is one of our favorites to date, full of naturally curved white cedar braces and ties. All the cedar comes from a lifetime collection of wood that we purchased after the sudden death of the collector. His dream of a house in Colorado will come to life in new form, held together by pegs we're making from salvaged trees that were blown down in the Windsor tornado of May 2008.

Location: Larimer County, CO
Architect: Terra Verde, Boulder, CO
General Contractor: Merten Inc., Boulder, CO
Frame Design: Monolithic Building Services Jackson, NH/Lost Bent Woodworking, Riner, VA