Pub. 1 2013 Directory

20 THE MONTANA ARCHITECT | 2013 | www.aia-mt.org O ur clients for the Stock Farm Residence came to us with visions of “something different” for the rural setting outside of quaint Hamilton, Montana. Their property is part of Stock Farm Club, a private community geared towards outdoor pursuits and golfing in an incredible mountain setting. In this, the Bitterroot Valley, there is a long history of agriculture and timber harvesting, and the local architectural vernacular tends to lean on both of these ideas. Panoramas of the Bitterroot Mountains and Sapphire Range are hard to ignore from just about everywhere at Stock Farm, especially so from their property where we were challenged to design worthy of such a spectacular landscape. At the core of our design solution was the revisit the archetype used so often in these areas of Montana. We proposed floor to ceiling glass in nearly every area of the home, broken methodically into grids to frame and seemingly organize the expansive views. We developed curved plan organization that fit the sloping landscape, and created a radial outdoor living area to which the rest of the home relates. We used restraint in adding architectural detail, but rather emphasized only the necessary structural elements and made each feature of the home as poignant as possible given the simplified framework of the home. In the chosen materiality, we reinforced simple agricultural building forms with equally simple and lasting materials and a monochromatic color scheme borrowed from the hillsides of native grasses. We punctuated the fenestration with a sharp red color, one of the owner’s favorites. Reclaimed timber posts and beams add character and speak to the history of heavy timber use in the valley. And carefully stacked stone grounds this modern home and ties it to the landscape directly. Entering the home is an unexpected delight, passing through a portion of the garage building to reveal an inner courtyard and guest parking area surrounded by gardens. A whimsical sliding “barn” door can close the vehicular entry off and contain the family’s dog. The front entry of the home is purposefully simple and unadorned, where a casual path leads to a singular door set within a curved wall of stone. From the entry into the glass hallway and the outdoor space beyond, the home is further organized in three parts in order to separate the more public from the private spaces. The main living spaces are centrally located, with the outer branches of the Merit Awards Stock Farm Project Location: Hamilton, Montana Lead Architect: Jerry Locati, AIA Firm: Locati Architects 1007 E Main, Suite 202 Bozeman, MT 59715 jl@jlgroup.com