Spring Gulch Addition
For this project a master bedroom connects an existing house to a private observatory, uniting these two nocturnal functions in new architecture. The private observatory is accessed through the master bedroom via a spiral staircase and is situated above the main house in order to limit light pollution.
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Teton County, Wyoming
Completed 2004
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