Panorama House

The site is the whole point. From just above the Town of Crested Butte, the house looks across 270 degrees of valley, from Red Lady around to Mt. Crested Butte, and the renovation is organized around never losing that view. The living room was opened into a light-filled, airy space that frames the mountains straight through to the new timbered back porch, where a large stone fireplace turns the northern view into a place you actually sit in the evening. Every move points the house at the mountains.

Outside, the house was designed for entertaining. A multi-level heated flagstone patio runs the full length of the home, terraced into zones for lounging, outdoor cooking, dining, and soaking in the hot tub or the heated infinity-edge pool. A remodeled mudroom and a new exterior door keep the pool traffic moving, with a home for towels and sunscreen along the way.

A second phase, underway in 2025, pushes the indoor-outdoor idea further: an expanded primary bedroom with a seating area and better corner windows, larger living room glazing and doors for light and patio access, widened openings through the dining and seating areas, and a former office converted to a bar with a sliding window for patio service. That last detail tends to decide where the party ends up.