Jones Studio Inc

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Prairie Raptor Residence

An homage to Herb Greene’s 1954 “Prairie Chicken” house outside Norman. Oklahoma, the Prairie Raptor House is located just twenty miles to the south.

Project Year: 2016

Project Cost: More than $2,000,000

Prairie Raptor Residence

Prairie Raptor Residence

The large sheltering wood roof is made up of 2x12’ boards layered like the feathers of a predatory bird. Over time the boards will age--turning silver-grey and twisting--to the point that the house disappears into the 40 acres of woods in which it sits. Continuing with the avian motif, deep black...

Prairie Raptor Residence

Prairie Raptor Residence

Prairie Raptor Residence

Prairie Raptor Residence

Prairie Raptor Residence

Prairie Raptor Residence

This house was not designed merely for humans. If anything, they are subordinate to the carnivorous felines that roam inside. Simba, Nala and Samson, three African Serval cats, perch atop the transparent loft--an ideal elevated, defensible position to observe entering guests as potential “fresh...

Prairie Raptor Residence

Prairie Raptor Residence

The skylight overhead is trimmed with chains of glass pharmaceutical vials, creating a series of prisms and a nod to the owner’s profession.

Prairie Raptor Residence

Multiple windows in the house are filled between the glass panes with glass pharmaceutical vials.

Prairie Raptor Residence

Prairie Raptor Residence