Architecture has always been a marriage of thoughtful design, sustainability, and enhancement of the land. But when it comes to designing what Montana-based architecture firm JLF calls a “legacy home,” the terrain becomes all-important.
In a quest to strike the right balance of rugged and refined, design can become positively transcendent. When it’s successful, inspired silhouettes blend into surrounding mountain ranges and still somehow remain uniquely grounded. Steel-and-glass construction feels like it’s always been built into the West Texas landscape, and reclaimed wood-clad farmhouses feature hallmarks that will continue to weather time, traditions, trends, and generations with practical grace.
After designing the best in the West for more than three decades, two top architectural firms — JLF and Texas-based (November 2021) and (May 2022) feature an abundance of beautiful photographs, the stories behind some of their most complex and compelling projects, and invaluable insights when it comes to combining artisanal craftsmanship and Old-World techniques with the most modern sustainable technology.
