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INFORMAL ELEGANCE Architect Larry Berlin celebrates and elevates the Jackson Hole lifestyle with beautiful, comfortable homes that reflect the area’s natural magnificence.
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: This grand courtyard, crafted in stone, wood, and glass, welcomes visitors to a true mountain home; the eye is drawn effortlessly through the great room windows to the ranges beyond. The vaulted ceiling in this bedroom enables a striking vertical stone fireplace. Reclaimed barn beams create a dramatic, geometric arch over this open-concept dining area. This ridgetop home appears to be an organic and inevitable outgrowth of its breathtaking surroundings.
“C lients looking to build in Jackson Hole want a home that captures this extraordinary environment and Mountain West heritage,” says architect Larry Berlin, AIA, NCARB, who established Berlin Architects in 1984. The firm is known for its residential and commercial projects designed with a prominent sense of place. “The custom spaces we create honor the mountain lifestyle—and the unique character of the people who are drawn to it.” Hundreds of Berlin homes dot urban and rural sites throughout the area. The firm’s designs often feature expansive windows that allow the ever-changing light on the Tetons and neighboring ranges to be witnessed from nearly every room. Natural materials—stone, wood, and glass—fill ruggedly sumptuous interiors. Reclaimed wood from barns throughout the West honor history.
Equally important, Berlin homes reflect and address the particular needs of each client family. Skiers, for example, require plenty of storage space for their gear and other winter necessities, while big families love Berlin’s open-concept designs that enable effortless flow and conversation. The sharp mountain winters have inspired Berlin’s focus on homes that both revel in architectural boldness and soothe the people who live within their walls. “I try to create a sense of intimacy in my designs,” he says. “I’m more interested in comfort than unnecessarily elaborate design, elegant simplicity rather than complexity.” Ultimately, he adds, the homes he designs are both profoundly livable and clearly connected to their environment.
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