Junegrass House

Working within the constraints of community design guidelines, Messana O’Rorke was commissioned to design a house that feels at one with its rugged mountain setting and respects the traditional character of the neighboring residences, all without compromising the firm’s fastidious approach to space planning and form-making. To lighten the visual impact of the 5,000-square-foot residence, Messana O’Rorke broke the structure down into four volumes connected by see-through glass bridges that buoy the impression of independent pavilions arrayed in a line.