Wildcat Ridge Residence Colorado by Voorsanger Architects

July 7th, 2009 - Posted in Natural House

Wildcat Ridge Residence

This recent residential project Aspen House is located along the crest of Wildcat Ridge at an elevation of 9,200 feet. Designed by Voorsanger Architects, the Wildcat Ridge Residence design incorporates three major elements responding to its spectacular site: a dramatic folded plate roof, an immense moss rock wall marking the division between the east and west wings of the building, and large expanses of exterior glass.

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The transparency of the building allows for maximum views of the surrounding mountains without competing with their scale. The design evolved by following the longitudinal parallel of the crest of the mountain with the public rooms, study, and master bedroom oriented west toward Snowmass Village. The house is two hundred feet in length. Its renewable energy source is sixty geothermal wells, such that it virtually functions independently of outside support services. The wells heat the driveway, pool, and house during the coldest winter months and cool during the summer without depleting fossil fuels.

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Voorsanger Architects PC specializes in the design of cultural and urban space, transportation design, educational design and unique, custom residential architecture. The firm is located in New York City with a staff of twenty-two. Founded in 1978 as Voorsanger and Mills Architects, the firm was subsequently reorganized in 1990, and is today Voorsanger Architects PC.

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