Big House on the Prairie
Rodwin Architecture · 2021
Projects / Project
The Phoenix
A family home rebuilt on a Boulder mesa after the 2021 Marshall Fire.
The entrance beneath deep timber eaves.
- Practice
- Rodwin Architecture
- Year
- 2025
- Photographer
- Dane cronin
The project
Rodwin Architecture designed The Phoenix on a windswept mesa in Boulder, Colorado, on the footprint of a 2002 home lost in the Marshall Fire of 2021. Completed in 2025, it was conceived as an act of renewal for clients who had lost far more than a building.
The house leans into its setting beneath the Flatirons, with resilience built in from the start. It is oriented for passive solar performance, welcoming low winter sun while tempering summer heat, and large windows keep the landscape constantly in view.
The house with the Flatirons beyond.
The kitchen and dining room through a timber screen.
The blue kitchen framing a garden view.
A bedroom with a plastered wall.
A see-through fireplace between dining and living rooms.
Credits
- Architect
- Rodwin Architecture
- Photographer
- Dane cronin
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