Architectural Tutorial: Mountain Style

<div>Rugged. Sturdy. Warm. Strong-featured. Cozy. Textured. Rustic.</div><div><br /></div><div>These are all words that can be used to describe a Mountain Style home. This type of architecture is meant to "blend in with the natural environment" with characteristics like extensive use of stone and timber for building materials. It has more to do with "materials and details than house type" and has characteristics that include over-hanging roofs, small paned windows and ornamentation with natural elements like logs and branches. It offers an "expression of nostalgia for the simpler life of the Colonists who'd founded the United States with little more than a musket and an ax." But what used to be equated as a style for hunting lodges, vacation homes, cabins, dude ranches or tourist-related facilities in national parks is now becoming more prevalent in primary residences. Many modern day Mountain Style residences even pull elements from several other architectural styles like <a href="http://visbeen-associates-architects.blogspot.com/2011/07/architectural-tutorial-craftsman-style.html?utm_source=Blog&utm_medium=article%2Blink&utm_campaign=Craftsman%2BAT%2Blink%2Bin%2BMountain%2BAT">Craftsman/Arts and Crafts</a>, <a href="http://visbeen-associates-architects.blogspot.com/2011/04/architectural-tutorial-shingle-style.html?utm_source=Blog&utm_medium=article%2Blink&utm_campaign=Shingle%2BAT%2Blink%2Bin%2BMountain%2BAT">Shingle</a> and Bungalow.</div><div><br /></div><div>A few well-known examples of Mountain Style architecture include...</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMc52vJCPTNaiikkN4mDwGG1K-L9EN1EEWZoKbfRRS0Vv_ZixG2gU6ip07A4Q1HEOkh96i2HKZkqnluAHlQIT6JvE2qzph96nDTyGmW-Pmk_1a-WKS8GPZu6HKzlFfqtjORidsw7hohEtX/s1600/1-Old+Faithful+Inn+4941478551_1c26b64671.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><i><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686458771854064050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMc52vJCPTNaiikkN4mDwGG1K-L9EN1EEWZoKbfRRS0Vv_ZixG2gU6ip07A4Q1HEOkh96i2HKZkqnluAHlQIT6JvE2qzph96nDTyGmW-Pmk_1a-WKS8GPZu6HKzlFfqtjORidsw7hohEtX/s320/1-Old+Faithful+Inn+4941478551_1c26b64671.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" /></i></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">The Old Faithful Inn • Yellowstone National Park, WY</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;color:#c0c0c0;">image source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/txcraig75/4941478551/</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFF9nMYWG8NJoZOtAXabM-298x9Lx26lJ-yOuJt6E71fLHWqEQhVxyY83JhQnSAjCVH2csfPJoRPlN3bkhFHAkL7uLYgTVpuMXSIoXepC-sAML7ipHVUuxHVHkh4AUy02xbkvwAOXWO5p/s1600/2-Crater+Lake+3151250141_bd6b9229dc.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686458766865789650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFF9nMYWG8NJoZOtAXabM-298x9Lx26lJ-yOuJt6E71fLHWqEQhVxyY83JhQnSAjCVH2csfPJoRPlN3bkhFHAkL7uLYgTVpuMXSIoXepC-sAML7ipHVUuxHVHkh4AUy02xbkvwAOXWO5p/s320/2-Crater+Lake+3151250141_bd6b9229dc.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" /></span></i></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">The Crater Lake Lodge • Crater Lake National Park, OR</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;color:#c0c0c0;">image source: http://www.lovesomatic.info/vacation-rentals/the-crater-lake-lodge.html</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhAmOIlX_vJI9zp4NtSMLsnTWncxeh8qui8lsQMMRtdRmj0G-7qN1OYMLgZu4nJMeheArLi2qqVfoENBneXHAgfAYdQFx0EIsIfuB3zCBUdvZdFfDZeHNWSAm9XIHJBhw102kLHIEdDkJr/s1600/3-The-Ahwahnee-in-winter.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686458282459325954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhAmOIlX_vJI9zp4NtSMLsnTWncxeh8qui8lsQMMRtdRmj0G-7qN1OYMLgZu4nJMeheArLi2qqVfoENBneXHAgfAYdQFx0EIsIfuB3zCBUdvZdFfDZeHNWSAm9XIHJBhw102kLHIEdDkJr/s320/3-The-Ahwahnee-in-winter.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" /></span></i></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">Ahwahnee Hotel • Yosemite Valley, CA</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;color:#c0c0c0;">image source: http://www.vinetimesonline.com/destination/2010/8/2/destination-amador-to-mariposa.html</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimxRwHcHueaE7BTCqQnjwwBKFlF-AWj75KryVbYa-uq0b0Q87kjI5LZN2gncL2nVbYntA1fCParF66GqljWqklobDigh3FeyVxxFGx9TZnqb2P5kfkof5hltnBCBflDaE6AcSG0R7JVOXt/s1600/4-ahwahnee_dining.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686458279388312242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimxRwHcHueaE7BTCqQnjwwBKFlF-AWj75KryVbYa-uq0b0Q87kjI5LZN2gncL2nVbYntA1fCParF66GqljWqklobDigh3FeyVxxFGx9TZnqb2P5kfkof5hltnBCBflDaE6AcSG0R7JVOXt/s320/4-ahwahnee_dining.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" /></span></i></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">Dining room of Ahwahnee Hotel</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;color:#c0c0c0;">image source: http://yosemitefun.com/ahwahnee.htm</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvuznL8QTHL4RCmdLeOIQoKc79uEqRCbbw9tjcLon1Ua3HJzS9A9mR3amH79nsReLqnZgAkkkP_s9JlCo3ESNSeTqyJZo93cnyAxxHocwnVJdKuOIje8SDeNq97Hc7yO-Vn7-Df5XHcm13/s1600/5-Glacier+Park+2512979320_8afd814a25.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686458272849629666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvuznL8QTHL4RCmdLeOIQoKc79uEqRCbbw9tjcLon1Ua3HJzS9A9mR3amH79nsReLqnZgAkkkP_s9JlCo3ESNSeTqyJZo93cnyAxxHocwnVJdKuOIje8SDeNq97Hc7yO-Vn7-Df5XHcm13/s320/5-Glacier+Park+2512979320_8afd814a25.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 241px; height: 320px;" /></span></i></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">Glacier Park Lodge • Glacier National Park, MT</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;color:#c0c0c0;">image source: http://www.flickriver.com/groups/371396@N20/pool/interesting/</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfcsGx2zjDQ8ZSogssvkEowKLmCj7uAyuvTNMXXgrj5kWl6ROL-As4P3KyKnn1UYQAfoZEVesx5P3roabCHxxyrvOUeMSXjNyls0_JgFlXXYj2ByvkkotYZXHWZ9TsR10T_C93ClUoSTiR/s1600/6+-+800px-Boathouse_2_at_Topridge.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686458272946980690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfcsGx2zjDQ8ZSogssvkEowKLmCj7uAyuvTNMXXgrj5kWl6ROL-As4P3KyKnn1UYQAfoZEVesx5P3roabCHxxyrvOUeMSXjNyls0_JgFlXXYj2ByvkkotYZXHWZ9TsR10T_C93ClUoSTiR/s320/6+-+800px-Boathouse_2_at_Topridge.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" /></span></i></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">One of the boathouses at Topridge, an Adirondack Great Camp in New York.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;color:#c0c0c0;">image source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Boathouse_2_at_Topridge.jpg</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQNLe2JumQtJN_wJcMLzAcaeU_rPxI8EkEf45Utws_bVQkhfafdXVTIj6oVArwj1RKkG5II0FtTWYAw6-aXE07_1ZfEk-0Khnc48YN0nWpYUyP2NHynzPpc_Ipj-Gy-3Nt4cvqWN2Za1hG/s1600/7-Glacier+Park+Lake+McDonald+2715488374_dfb229efd1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686458266997114338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQNLe2JumQtJN_wJcMLzAcaeU_rPxI8EkEf45Utws_bVQkhfafdXVTIj6oVArwj1RKkG5II0FtTWYAw6-aXE07_1ZfEk-0Khnc48YN0nWpYUyP2NHynzPpc_Ipj-Gy-3Nt4cvqWN2Za1hG/s320/7-Glacier+Park+Lake+McDonald+2715488374_dfb229efd1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 211px;" /></span></i></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">Lake McDonald Lodge • Glacier National Park, MT</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;color:#c0c0c0;">image source: http://www.flickriver.com/groups/371396@N20/pool/interesting/</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">We have clients that are drawn to this style because of its warmth, relaxed feel and its connection to the outdoors. Here are a few of <a href="http://www.visbeen.biz">Visbeen Associates</a>' Mountain Style designs...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1u978WtzobcTaxGXLH4lcC4lHZD5aWWGITto8u8t6bKObjI-7g1xZ37WOE-FSfr35WG0ZL5JqP07_ggTTcNWmCPwBtJS_LyyvUeZ7Ee3yTqP__HcZQgpGXtjRyucjc7sBP-KTW_1bJ0Xz/s1600/8-R1.1+-+Front+View.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><i><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686456102034093378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1u978WtzobcTaxGXLH4lcC4lHZD5aWWGITto8u8t6bKObjI-7g1xZ37WOE-FSfr35WG0ZL5JqP07_ggTTcNWmCPwBtJS_LyyvUeZ7Ee3yTqP__HcZQgpGXtjRyucjc7sBP-KTW_1bJ0Xz/s320/8-R1.1+-+Front+View.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 141px;" /></i></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">Bear Tooth Lodge</span></i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEJOHaTZG04__WSYKoP78t0ZrmXSFbMVVQei8o9aVP1iOCWEGOcR9Ywk6QB0sGh8zbfNypRDuJPotosM_VaFAig1WozRRz7XH86Kg9HGjnutEnJj-6trvTPLw7Qc6xaxW7J_w1Qg0fnzIp/s1600/9-CR+-+Int.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686456096468120002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEJOHaTZG04__WSYKoP78t0ZrmXSFbMVVQei8o9aVP1iOCWEGOcR9Ywk6QB0sGh8zbfNypRDuJPotosM_VaFAig1WozRRz7XH86Kg9HGjnutEnJj-6trvTPLw7Qc6xaxW7J_w1Qg0fnzIp/s320/9-CR+-+Int.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" /></span></i></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">Camp Roger</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpwIIwr_XFMTfzBAHfwok-yBaX7bm2VLSNTbDyEbaUfk3jB5CdG0-i1e1qQuvIgT-1hGsrx0J5MzXcvGZur7QsThi5vRMXBqKlZ8XbsW3w1Gh9d0ZHoCgdlXMIh7-l3GtNbdiWILpKxKJd/s1600/10-S1.1+-+Front+HR+%2528Engen%252C+J%2526N%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686456093362079666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpwIIwr_XFMTfzBAHfwok-yBaX7bm2VLSNTbDyEbaUfk3jB5CdG0-i1e1qQuvIgT-1hGsrx0J5MzXcvGZur7QsThi5vRMXBqKlZ8XbsW3w1Gh9d0ZHoCgdlXMIh7-l3GtNbdiWILpKxKJd/s320/10-S1.1+-+Front+HR+%2528Engen%252C+J%2526N%2529.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 158px;" /></span></i></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">Woodlea</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsujUQe3SqterlLt_gRLEAge9EVi7t3eqmvvzA7WHQpyEtEJgJZ8lSmlAGQBSdqjDAkloOBSNi92sQ7MRDICboydVWYpJ3mMl_FrOFQX1EogtiF0iuoJ-agWPmy0vpKkpq1X1J0943TWZh/s1600/11-Gray+Drake+Lodge.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686456093225672594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsujUQe3SqterlLt_gRLEAge9EVi7t3eqmvvzA7WHQpyEtEJgJZ8lSmlAGQBSdqjDAkloOBSNi92sQ7MRDICboydVWYpJ3mMl_FrOFQX1EogtiF0iuoJ-agWPmy0vpKkpq1X1J0943TWZh/s320/11-Gray+Drake+Lodge.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 114px;" /></span></i></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">Gray Drake Lodge</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiml0d0Sg2RW7e_iG26ktqS7A7aCw7EdXnMGeYJHSmrkibvJ-R1337HAOJIk94wCQABKFj2ifiPevSVPeqYG-LW5Ya8zEu5DvTWs8Rd1un0LvfN_qaBnu7zYVKt9E9tO-w-y6g5MZ3iawJ/s1600/12-S1.1a+-++Ipema+Front+HR.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686456087819543906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiml0d0Sg2RW7e_iG26ktqS7A7aCw7EdXnMGeYJHSmrkibvJ-R1337HAOJIk94wCQABKFj2ifiPevSVPeqYG-LW5Ya8zEu5DvTWs8Rd1un0LvfN_qaBnu7zYVKt9E9tO-w-y6g5MZ3iawJ/s320/12-S1.1a+-++Ipema+Front+HR.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 113px;" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;color:#c0c0c0;">Sources:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;color:#c0c0c0;">http://www.historycolorado.org/sites/default/files/files/OAHP/crforms_edumat/pdfs/1642.pdf</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;color:#c0c0c0;">http://www.antiquehomestyle.com/styles/rustic.htm</span></div><div><br /></div></div>

Architectural Tutorial: Mountain Style

Rugged. Sturdy. Warm. Strong-featured. Cozy. Textured. Rustic. These are all words that can be used to describe a Mountain Style home. This ...

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