Mountain House Precedent

Research
Noah Crowder & Vivian King
House One: Morning Star III
Though we couldn’t find much information on the
architect, this home from mountainhouseplans.com
has 1770 square feet of heated space, as well as 168
square feet of an unheated basement. It shows many
common themes in mountain house architecture.

● A large family room is apparent as soon as you

enter the house. It has a fireplace and many
windows
● A large porch that connects through the living
room
● Important public rooms have vaulted ceilings
 House Two: Fallingwater
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1935, Fallingwater
truly breaks the traditional mountain house mold. An
important part of Wright's method was an integration of
nature and the surroundings into the building. The
house explores new architectural ideas.

● A slightly more modern style, including more

geometric shapes
● A water feature that runs very close to the house
● A more complicated design that has more
decorative features

One major thing that this untraditional house has in

common with the standard mountain home is the large
amounts of windows, a stand feature of mountain
houses.
 House Three: Cabin of Hope
The cabin was designed by Amin Moazzen, with a modern style that triples a
traditional A-frame design. Moazzen describes it as a 3D “cantilevered triplex
cabin”. The goal this cabin achieves that our group wants to focus on is its
interaction with the environment. The large front windows combines indoor and
outdoor life, with the cabin’s shape replicating a camping tent. White wooden
panels, maintaining the traditional log cabin material with a more modern and
environmentally-friendly aesthetic. Indoor layout ideas include:

● A floor level with the car park, side porch, and front porch, and upper porch
(accessed by stairs from outside the home)
● The living room, dining room, kitchen, laundry room, and master suite are all
on the open first floor, the master bedroom secluded by the space in the
leftmost triangle
● The rightmost triangle is open from floor to ceiling
● The rest of the cabin is covered by a second-floor loft, where there is a
second bedroom (with access to an uncovered porch), living area, and
storage space
Our Conclusion

● All of the cabins we want to follow are modern designs that still resemble traditional cabins
● Fallingwater and Cabin of Hope have geometric forms
● They’re all light colors, reducing the cabin’s negative impact on the environment
● Interiors have large open “grand” spaces

What we want to focus on:

- Indoor and outdoor sustainability

- Interacting with the environment
- Unique and Modern , while maintaining a comforting aesthetic