On a raw December day in western Montana, several dozen visitors enjoy a welcome dose of the tropics thanks to the grand opening of the state’s new educational attraction: the Missoula Butterfly House & Insectarium. Inside the main exhibit area, visitors of all ages eagerly...
U.S. Forest Service fire lookouts have one of the loneliest occupations on earth. Perched atop remote peaks across the West, we spend summer days in monk-like observation, eyes roaming timbered landscapes, watching the horizon for impending storms and wisps of smoke. When I was 24,...
Architecture Locati Architects Construction Schlauch Bottcher Construction Interior Design Suede Studio Landscape Architecture Design 5 Landscape Architecture Landscaping Valley of the Flowers Landscaping Pond and Stream Consulting It’s not often that a luxury custom home features a rec room — complete with shuffleboard, pool table, and screening area — that’s smack in the middle of...
Architecture NC Design Studio Construction Gooden Construction Interior Design James Thomas Fleetingly glimpsed from a distance across a sweeping mountain meadow and surrounded by groves of pine, fir, and tamarack trees, the overall profile of a home on 22 acres west of Missoula, Montana might at first bring to mind a...
Architecture Paradigm 3 Architecture Construction E.J. Butts Construction Interior Design Kibler & Kirch Montana’s Bitterroot Valley is an edenic Western landscape, with towering snow-capped mountains on all sides and a big clear river running through its middle. For a Texas couple passionate about fishing and interested in living an unpretentious Western...
Architecture Ward | Blake Architects Construction Big-D Signature Interior Design Ingrao Inc. In 1925, residents of Jackson, Wyoming petitioned the U.S. government to establish a slice of the town’s surrounding landscape as Grand Teton National Park. “We have tried ranching, stock raising, and, from our experience, have become of the firm...
Architecture Thinktank Design Group Construction North Fork Builders Interior Design Envi Interior Design Studio At the nexus of building and design, neighborhood and belonging, sunlight and shelter, is a house becoming a home. A four-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath, 4,500-square-foot home in northeast Bozeman, Montana blends old ideas with contemporary design, standing as a...
Architecture Centre Sky Architecture Construction Dovetail Construction Interior Design Laura Fedro Interiors On a sloping hillside above the banks of Ennis Lake in Montana, a jewel-box home, intentional in its design and craftsmanship, provides the perfect vantage point for Lisa and Scott Carver to take in the morning daylight while they...
Architecture Timber Forge Construction Mountain River Construction Interior Design Camp Martini Ask principal architect Kevin Richardson of Timber Forge to name what he loves most about his client’s newly built Whitefish, Montana home, and he doesn’t hesitate — aside from the incredible outdoor living area, it’s the location. “It’s really an...
Architecture Cushing Terrell Construction Dick Anderson Construction Interior Design James Thomas The process of creating any home succeeds only so far as everyone involved — homeowners, architects, interior designers, builders, and any number of other participants — works together to achieve an ideal balance of elements. Each must be thoughtfully calibrated...