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Teton Residence in Driggs, Idaho
Rural Private Retreat in Idaho, USA – design by RO|ROCKETT DESIGN
Sep 25, 2018
Teton Residence
Architects: RO|ROCKETT DESIGN
Location: Driggs, Idaho, USA
Teton Residence

A young family desired to build a retreat on a large lot located outside Jackson Hole, Wyoming in bucolic Teton County, Idaho. The design locates the house amidst an expansive wetland that fluctuates seasonally. A small, spring-fed creek to the south supports a healthy cutthroat trout population. To the east and west are spectacular mountain views and from the south blows a consistent wind.

The architecture works in response by elevating utilities, structure and program to address the fluctuations of the site and to minimize the impact to the delicate ecosystem. Efforts were focused to preserve and restore the site?s diverse landscape by minimizing the building footprint ? resulting in a compact, efficient layout which focused on building ?up? instead of ?out?.
This strategy stays light on the ground and allows the primary programs of the house to raise above the wetland vegetation to take in all the site has to offer. The Grand Tetons become visible to the east and the trekking of moose becomes appreciable. The sky, landscape and wildlife change dramatically over the course of a day and a season.

The analytical as well as the interpretive analysis of the site n...