Inspired by the calm experienced in ancient forests. I positioned this home to capture views of the Selkirk range, Lake Pend Oreille and Sandpoint, while also preserving a gorgeous moss covered granite knoll.
Inspired by the calm experienced in ancient forests. I positioned this home to capture views of the Selkirk range, Lake Pend Oreille and Sandpoint, while also preserving a gorgeous moss covered granite knoll.
Overlooking Lake Pend Oreille in the town of Hope, Idaho. Refined hand work, coupled with energy efficiency, guided by building science creates a home that is both artistic and performance driven.
Inspired by the great aisled barns of Europe and a love for craft that radiates from the owners, this immense scribed cruck barn resides in the covered bridge capital of Oregon alongside a private runway for the owners and friends to drop in for a visit.
I draw my inspiration from the mining architecture and fire towers of the North West as expressed through the Japanese design philosophy of Wabi-Sabi.
I was inspired by an immense birch tree that had taken root alongside Trestle Creek, a stream that harbors a beautiful spawn of kokanee salmon from Lake Pend Oreille.
This home is in a secret valley teeming with wildlife. Drawing inspiration from the views of Schweitzer Mountain and the Selkirk Range, I worked with a mix of straight and crooked timbers throughout the home to mirror the forest outside.
This spacious family home sits in the Rocky Mountains of central Idaho. It features a massive traditional reduced King post truss with a layered English roof.
With spectacular views of Lake Pend Oreille, this massive hand-hewn oak barn invites you to step into the past. We love working with oak due to its strength, soundness of joinery, and a notable silver grey patina that continues to increase in beauty over time.
Located in the Ponderosa Pines of the Columbia Plateau, an avid outdoors family make this their home and adventure launch pad.
High atop Schweitzer Mountain Ski Resort, this heavy timber home features a complex array of reclaimed timbers and knife plated steel, creating a dramatic home in this high alpine landscape.
An intricate roof covers this three-season seating area, complete with a fireplace and a view of Schweitzer Mountain and the Selkirk Range.
I had the honor of teaching for the Northmen Guild in Ratnieki, Latvia. What Jēkabs, the owner of the Northmen Guild, creates through his workshops is much more than just a timber framing course.
This home features a mixture of rough sawn and hewn Douglas fir, located just over the pass from Jackson Hole.
This home sits next to the Pack River in a wilderness valley. Designed around the couple’s love of nature, this home captures the mountain and river views along with abundant wildlife.
Residing on the Blue Hill Peninsula along the coast of Maine, this home features a unique double ridge beam design derived from French Timber Framing. The home was built with nothing but non-electric hand tools and a passion for the craft.
A traditional and uniquely artistic cruck frame set in the mountains outside of Flagstaff, Arizona built for a true connoisseur of craft.
Doors symbolize the transition from one world to another. To achieve each home’s particular vision we design and build a wide variety of doors. This gallery being just a small sample of the work that we have done.
A variety of smaller projects: a garden gate, decorative industrial support, an exhibit booth, entryways, signposts, an extended covered porch area.
In collaboration with the Timber Framers Guild, Collin hosted an immersive 10-day bell tower workshop in Sandpoint, Idaho. Participants cut a bell-tower that will house a Nepalese-style bell and be installed on the historic sledding hill in Sandpoint for local partner Kaniksu Land Trust. The entire event celebrated cultural exchange and local contribution.