While located only a few minutes from town, this site is decidedly in the mountain environment. The mostly exposed site challenged the design team to create a strategy for mountain living, which provided exposure to the surrounding landscape’s sweeping views while also providing shelter from said exposure. The architecture was used to establish a hierarchy of spaces that responded accordingly and fashioned an engaging living experience. The solution started with the extant landscape and worked inward. This shaped the layout and ultimately created responsive spaces with clear connections to the site, both immediate and beyond. Views to Gallatin Valley and the adjacent mountain ranges were captured with large expanses of sliding glass doors that extend the indoor spaces outside. The more intimate views of the Bridger Range were best experienced by forming a semi-enclosed courtyard, using the house and mountains to define the exterior living space.