Live Edge
Perched above the Deschutes River in Central Oregon, Live Edge combines modern design with the rugged authenticity of the region’s landscape. The home weaves gracefully among native rock formations and juniper trees, creating a seamless connection between architecture and site. Extensive terraces and a greenhouse extend living outdoors, while natural materials and refined detailing ground the home in its Pacific Northwest context.
With a 23 kW photovoltaic system and all- electric operation, the house achieves an Energy Performance Score of zero, producing more energy than it consumes each year. Beyond performance, the home’s design prioritizes accessibility and resilience with an elevator, zero-threshold showers, and renewable energy storage, ensuring that it will serve its owners comfortably for decades to come.
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Live Edge has received wide recognition for its integration of beauty, sustainability, and livability.
- First Place — Rethinking the Future Awards, Built Residence category (Global Architecture)
- Best Custom Luxury Home — Home of the Year Awards (Green Builder Magazine)
Floor Plan
Every square foot of Live Edge was designed with intention. The open-plan living and dining areas flow naturally toward the terraces, blurring the boundary between interior comfort and the raw Central Oregon landscape.
The private wing tucks quietly into the hillside — sheltered by rock, framed by juniper — offering a sense of retreat without isolation. Bedrooms are oriented to catch the morning light, and zero-threshold showers and wide hallways ensure the home remains livable and accessible for decades to come.
Set into a bluff above the Deschutes River in Central Oregon, the Live Edge residence is a LEED Platinum home designed around a single organizing idea: a place its owners never have to leave.
A low, single-level form weaves around rock outcroppings and juniper, settling into the arid open range rather than imposing on it. Natural stone, plaster, and locally sourced wood wrap an air-tight, lifetime-metal shell built to hold up against the high desert for decades.
Inside, zero-threshold showers, wide doorways, and an elevator make single-level living possible for years to come. Walls of windows open to the river and the Cascades beyond, while solar power, battery backup, and a water cistern let the home run on its own when it needs to.
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