Located on a wooded cliff overlooking the Saint Croix River, this new second residence in western Wisconsin includes a cabin, pool, and pool house.
The design incorporates stone, wood, glass, and a planted wildflower roof woven into the immediate site’s existing topography, trees, and old stone walls. Tucked into the hillside, the horizontal main level houses large indoor/outdoor living spaces, the master bedroom, and utility functions. Used by the clients’ grandchildren and other guests, the tower acts as a bunkhouse with sleeping platforms—each with its own window—on four different levels within a single vertical space. Natural materials, dark colors, a green roof, and site design details camouflage the residence from the river, while affording spectacular views of it from the site and cabin