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Wise Overview
Patio Overhead
View of Plaza from Front Door
Wise Residence
Aspen, Colorado
Grounded in the western vernacular,
yet fused with a decidedly Tuscan archi-tectural
style, the Wise Residence uti-lizes
landscape architecture as a finite
gesture against a backdrop of infinite
space. The design and planning of this
property was the result of a close col-laboration
between the architect Larry
Yaw, and Design Workshop. Conceived
in response to the conditions of the site
- sloping topography, western light, a
180 view to the mountains to the west,
and a complete vulnerability to the
changing seasons - the house consists of
four structures arranged around a small
courtyard piazza. The house is scaled to
connect with the landscape, and from a
distance, the house appears to have
grown out of the native scrub oak and
hay fields that surround it.
Client:
Wise
Services Provided:
Landscape Architecture
Land Planning
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