Stone Creek Camp

Name: Malven Co.
Price range: $

Bigfork, MT

Natural wood, weathered steel and locally quarried granite define a material palette for this compound of structures located on the banks of Flathead Lake.

The Vision

This camp includes eight individual buildings. Combined indoor and outdoor rooms allow for harmonious connections with the dramatic site.

Interior Design

Mimi London, Inc.
General Contractor

Bigfork Builders & Martell Construction
Kinetic Architecture

Turner Exhibits
Structural Engineer

Eclipse Engineering
MEP Engineer

Schwarz Architecture and Engineering
Geotechnical Engineer

CMG Engineering
Landscape

Jim Doepker
Photographer

Art Gray

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Prospect and Refuge

The buildings offer warm, almost cave-like spaces as well as expansive porches, open to the views and sunlight. Small windows and thick walls facing into the slope of the site are contrasted with entire walls that open up towards the lake below.

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“If I could pick one word to describe the spaces, both inside and out, I’d call them ‘pure.’ Everything is resolved, everything is correct.”

Connie Stone, Home Owner. Stone Creek Camp by Andersson-Wise Architects, Architectural Record, July 16, 2011

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The dining room, along with the entire main floor, is devoted to open-air living. Large windows in the dining room slide away via a pulley system, making a seasonably convertible room.

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Environmental Art

Stacked Grand Fir cordwood walls harvested from the site fill steel frames of the Main House façade.

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Project Team

Arthur W. Andersson, FAIA
F. Christian Wise, AIA
Christopher Sanders, AIA
Becky Joye
Matthew Ames

Awards

Honor Award - American Institute of Architects, Austin Chapter - Stone Creek Camp

American Institute of Architects, Austin Chapter
Design Award - Texas Society of Architects - Stone Creek Camp

Texas Society of Architects

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