Modern House Design In The Blue Mountains

This modern house designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, located in The Blue Mountains of Pennsylvania. The house arranged around a square stone courtyard at the edge of a hillside forest, this house looks across to one of the prominent peaks.

Description from Bohlin Cywinski Jackson :

Arranged around a square stone courtyard at the edge of a hillside forest, this house looks across to one of the prominent peaks in the Blue Mountains of Pennsylvania. The peak resides along a migratory path for eagles and hawks.

Winding up through unmowed fields, the narrow drive enters a deep forest and passes through a grove of hemlocks. The visitor arrives at an exposed bedrock outcropping that extends into a square stone courtyard, which appears to predate the house.

The entrance is marked by a pair of stone chimney masses, centered on a view of the mountain peak. The house’s two levels of glazed timber-framed living pavilions are organized around the stone court. This calm, powerful outdoor space is the house’s heart. It is both an introduction and a refuge. The more open living areas surrounding the court look out to the forest, the river valley, and the mountain beyond.

On the upper level, a wood-framed car court contrasts with the stone courtyard to its east. At the lower level, a long linear pool and covered terrace extend to a distant birch grove and overlook the mountainous Pennsylvania landscape.