Risingmountain in Aspen, Colorado by NO ARCHITECTURE

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Today NO ARCHITECTURE principal and architect Andrew Heid revealed the design for his largest residential design to date: the 8,250 square foot residence “Risingmountain” that ascends a dramatically sloping site on Red Mountain in Aspen, Colorado. In collaboration with Steven Shane with Compass Colorado, the speculative project replaces an existing home at 376 Draw Drive to create a new site-specific home that appeals to the tastes and preferences of Aspen’s new guard.

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• Architects: NO ARCHITECTURE
• Project: Risingmountain
• Location: Aspen, Colorado

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Designed by New York City- and Portland-based architect Andrew Heid, the architecture and interiors build on his foundational ‘Matrix’ approach to designing homes that adapt to flexible lifestyles and integrate with the natural surroundings. Courtyard House in Oregon and Flower House in Massachusetts are the two most recognized homes designed by Heid, an avid skier who studied architecture at Yale University and Princeton University prior to working internationally for architects David Adjaye, Rem Koolhaas, and Peter Eisenman. He is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor at Pratt Institute in New York City.

Recently, the Wall Street Journal reported that demand for new homes and property in Aspen combined with a lack of inventory is driving buyers to knock on doors of homes that aren’t even for sale (link). The name rising Risingmountain was partially created using artificial intelligence with top word searches of potential buyers in technology, wellness, art, and fin-tech.

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“Risingmountain showcases how we see younger generations buying in Aspen want to live, akin to the 20th century hillside modern residential building boom in Los Angeles while giving it a contemporary twist for the 21st century in Aspen.” The twist includes utilizing mass-timber construction for a house spanning 72-feet from top to bottom on a site with a 30% slope and featuring a 270-degree east to west view. “It truly is a one-of-a-kind site and a dream residential project for me as an architect.”

With this project, Heid joins the ranks of other well-known architects working in Aspen including Shigeru Ban, Annabelle Selldorf and Chad Oppenheim, among others.

The property at 376 Draw Drive is available exclusively through Steven Shane with Compass Colorado LLC.

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Risingmountain at 376 Draw Drive presents a rare opportunity with its’ uniquely dramatic natural location, elevation and proximity to the surrounding Aspen mountains and vibrant Aspen community. Designed specifically for the panoramic views of Aspen Mountain, our vision for 376 Draw Drive is Risingmountain: a series of five terraced glass, stone, and timber pavilions that descend along the ridge of Red Mountain. Each of the five pavilions orients differently to the surrounding views, extending over the natural topography and maximizing sun exposures with the rotations of the plan around the site. Intimacy and warmth are introduced through interior wood floors and ceilings, locally sourced stone fireplaces and walls that wrap the perimeter where the pavilions carve into the mountain.

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Expansive floor to ceiling glass windows creates an experience of the cantilevered terraces, exterior views and interiors as one integrated space. Roof overhangs sweep upwards toward views in every direction with a glass courtyard in each pavilion that create a visual connection to the sky, wind, rain, and snow. The primary structure of each pavilion is constructed of carbon-sequestering mass timber that is sustainably sourced and prefabricated off site, and designed to net-zero and passive house energy standards to be energy efficient, or operate off-grid. Risingmountain transforms daily life into an experience of aesthetic and spiritual harmony with nature and a unique sense of place in this singular site at 376 Draw Drive.

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Tags: Aspen, Colorado

Categories: House, Residential

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