Architects: Forma Architecture
Area: 2045 ft²
Year: 2020
Photographs: Dylan Brown

The main entrance of the house in finished wood surface both exterior and interior.

A double height living space connected to two level that features the kitchen and bedroom.

One horizontal view of the dining and kitchen that uses light wood materials.

The double height living space that inspired from Nordic style with freestanding fireplace.

The spacious bedroom in shed type ceiling with working station.

The bathroom with built-in alcove bathtub and wooden surface.

The exterior of the house in finished wood surface and wide glass windows.

The front view of the house surrounded with bird sanctuary in the backyard.

The house roof with the mesmerizing view of the mountain range.

An aerial view of the house during winter with two cars in an open garage.

An aerial view of the house during summer surrounded with bird sanctuary.

An aerial view of the house during winter along the river.

The Rocky Mountain House #1 is a 2000 sf Nordic style house with 4 bedrooms and 3.5 baths located in the outskirts of Carbondale, Colorado. A creek front property with a bird sanctuary in the backyard.

A sustainable home that explores a new way of living with smaller spaces and the idea of economic sustainability.

The house was designed to have an independent and yet connected rental unit which allows the owners to have the possibility to finance the house and also to expand it in the future for when the family grows. The house was designed to achieve a NET ZERO standard.

This includes continuous exterior insolation around the whole envelope of the structure, thermals mass for the radiant floor (4″ of concrete) electric water heat pump for the hot water, EV charger in the garage, big overhangs to the northwest to protect the big windows from direct sunlight’s, etc.