This Wood River Valley project started as a perfect property for an architect. It had several challenging issues that made it undesirable for development and one of a kind:

• The property and building envelope are in the red and blue avalanche zone.
• The setback issues could not be addressed and required two separate variances to allow the development of the residence.
• The property is located inside the Blaine County Mountain Overlay District, and a site alteration and design review approval were required. This ordinance protects the Sun Valley mountains from development and the visual impacts of private property owners’ development. The application received a critical review for approval.

This challenging property produced a unique design solution that was also built with a modest budget.