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)
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Dwell Magazine
Architectural Digest
Azure Magazine
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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.
Sited at the edge of an inland lake in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the Lake Cottage is an off-grid, one-bedroom summer retreat designed around a single organizing idea: dissolving the boundary between inside and out.
A simple gabled form clad in dark metal recedes into the surrounding woodland, offering a durable, low-maintenance shell that lets the landscape take precedence. The interior, crafted from locally sourced white cedar and hickory, offers a contemporary interpretation of the traditional northern cabin.
At the heart of the plan, the living and dining space opens through large sliding doors to the forest on the north and a lakeside deck on the south. This breezeway arrangement draws light, air, and landscape through the home, making the natural environment a constant presence in daily life.
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