High Desert Residence, Modern Design Of The Holiday Home In Volcanic Oregon Landscape

High Desert Residence is a Central Oregon home that finds a sense of calm and refuge in the balance between landscape and sky. This 4,300-square-foot, four-bedroom house is designed as a regular weekend sanctuary for an active couple, and a getaway for their extended family – a place where everyone can gather and be together, with a balance between private rooms and communal space. Located near Bend, Oregon, the residence’s design is heavily influenced by the natural forms, colors, and textures of the high desert landscape. The land in this distinctive region of the Pacific Northwest is extremely young from a geologic perspective, and the signs of recent geologic activity and formation can be found everywhere - in the pure forms of volcanic cinder cones to the enormous scorching lava flows and the still-sharp, jagged mountains. The sky is vast and striking, capable of cloudless deep blues, dramatic sunsets over the Cascades, golf ball-sized hail, and enough snow in winter to col