Constructing your dream home is not a walk in the park, especially when you travel the globe while the home is being erected and communication between you and the architects is being hampered. These Hong Kong based clients asked Studio B Architects to design a home in Aspen, Colorado, where they would feel comfortable and blessed. So the spectacular 22-acre site this property occupies would have to be modern in design and technologies and carefully adapted to its stunning alpine setting.
Named the Linear House, this 9,200 square feet is perched at an altitude of 10,000 feet, where alpine conditions proved to be a challenge for the construction. By embarking on a mission to compose the perfect ratio between private and social, the architects designed a remote platform for inspiring alpine panoramas using materials like Japanese plaster, weathered teak siding, glass, and hand carved Yangtze River limestone.
A reflection of a comfortable lifestyle, the private dream home was built on the client’s request that every tree possible be saved. “A licensed Colorado geologist was required for county approvals, verifying historical avalanche chutes and established Aspen groves. This process required a year and was subject to controversial review.With clients circling the globe and often in differing places themselves, communication, material/sample review and securing decisions proved very challenging.”
Within a horizontal L-shaped plan, social and private spaces overlook enchanting panoramas of the Elk Mountain Range. Resting on a partially buried stone plinth, the upper floor shelters public areas in order to capture the most of the surrounding views. On top of the garage, the master bedroom, meditation room and library set the stage for a relaxing lifestyle. An inner courtyard makes the connection to the rooftop terrace, where nature and architecture meet to offer time for oneself. 
