This is a "carpenter modern" passive house in the hills of Southern Vermont. 

We live in an area with a wealth of forests and we like to use these resources wherever possible. I had been experimenting with how I can use local wood from local mills for years and realized that this project might represent an opportunity to explore this hyper-local aspect more fully than ever before.

This house is sheathed with locally harvested pine boards. The carport and porch are framed with hemlock lumber harvested and milled locally. The porch decking is black locust from the site. The siding is local hemlock which will gradually turn gray. The sugar maple windowsills, black cherry stair treads and locust decking all came from the property as well. The flooring is maple from the site along with Vermont slate.

The interior is an exploration of how to live in concert with the daily changes of the environment outside the windows while supporting the changing physical and emotional needs of the person or people living within.