Portfolio of Jonathan Faulkner's residential home designs:

Grandview Ohio:

This was an existing house, built in 1905. The interior was dark and filled with a maze of tiny, poorly configured rooms. The new owners loved the property and its location in an old suburb of Columbus, Ohio. The property was full of mature oak trees as was the entire neighborhood. They said to be "aggressive" in the redesign, and I was.

Natches Way:

This house has expansive views of the ski mountain. Those views were the driving force for the design of the house. The owners were moving from Austin, Texas and wanted a more traditional style house than is the norm in Steamboat- But not so much that it would not fit in. We spent countless hours getting the look just right for them.

Steamboat Pines:

This house was built for my wife, Sue, and me. Like many couples, we have divergent tastes. Our last house was more contemporary, so it was Sue’s turn to have the greater input. Both of us work at home, therefore office space was an important consideration and a business entrance was an absolute must for Sue. No people traipsing through the house

Running Bear:

This house was designed for a professional couple. Neither had been involved with the construction of a new house and while not particularly comfortable in their understanding of architectural drawings, they had tremendous input into the design of their house from the very beginning. Books! They had tons of books, artwork and photographs of family, and needed a place for all of them. Lyn even measured for the amount of shelves we would need. Plus, some room to grow. While they love living in the mountains, they emphatically did not want a typical rustic mountain house. They wanted a sunny place to drink their morning coffee, read the paper and start their day. Their children are grown, and will be only visiting occasionally. Consequently, the guest rooms and closets are small. A visiting psychologist friend of theirs identified one of the closets as being "the punishment room". There are views of the ski mountain to the east, and to the south, west and northwest of distant mountains and the valley floor. The house, and its windows, was situated to take advantage of those views while screening adjacent houses as much as possible. The central stairwell, which is open in the middle, collects light from a number of sources and transmits that light though out the different levels of the house and visually ties the whole house together. They love their new house and have received many compliments. Ira told me "I never thought I would live in such a nice house".

Rendezvous Trails:

This three level house has many amenities including a three car garage, five bedrooms, five and a half baths, private outside hot tub area, open entry and a loft overlooking the great room and views of the ski mountain. The site has wonderful views while sloping north to south and has a small irregular building envelope. All of these factors helped dictated much of the physical layout of the house. Large wood beams and timber trusses support a wood ceiling in the kitchen, dining and great rooms. As the primary view of the ski area is to the southeast, those walls were filled with glass and kept much taller than other walls, resulting in an asymmetric design. A large three story chimney with fireplaces acts as a focal piece for the house. Lots of stone was used to lend visual interest to the exterior and anchor the house.

Steamboat Pines II:

During a party to celebrate the completion of the house, a guest commented that he liked the house because it was not “impressive”. We were not offended because we knew he meant the house was welcoming and not pretentious. We chose all of the materials and colors to lend a warm nurturing feel to the house.

The site slopes diagonally across the property, so tucking the house into the hillside was an important consideration. The house has exceptional views to the east toward the ski mountain and down valley. There is a small seasonal creek to the south and thick fir and aspen trees along the edge of the stream, which screen the property from adjacent neighbors. The house was oriented to take advantage of these views and to “grow” out of the site.

Big Valley:

Pam and Rod are from Connecticut and retiring to Steamboat. Since their property is over 35 acres, and heavily treed, the first priority was to find the ideal spot to build. After much crashing around through trees and undergrowth, we found a ridge that gave them views overlooking a meadow of wild flowers and the valley to the south, the ski mountain to the east, and a forest of mixed aspen and fir trees to the north. Every major room would take advantage of one or more of those views. It was well worth the effort to find the perfect location for the home. They knew they wanted to use typical materials found in a mountain house, but in a non-typical manner. So we chose to use exposed steel beams and trusses to support a wood ceiling in a large great room. The great room also has a large stone fireplace surrounded by gangs of windows and window seats. Large, covered decks. off the great room, extend the livable space of the house into the site. An open stair and gallery are used to show much of Pam’s collection of South American art. The house is full of unexpected angles to take advantage of the exterior views but also create exciting internal views.

Quarry Mountain:

This is a Spec house designed for Habitat Design and Construction, a local contracting firm. The site is about twelve acres, suitable for horses, with terrific views of the ski mountain, the town and down valley. After trying several solutions, we struck the one that everyone loves.

The house is tucked into the hillside, which is fairly steep, with a two car garage on the main level and a single car garage below. There is a great room, with a massive stone fireplace, which opens to a dining space and then to the kitchen. All these spaces open to a stone walled terrace, have soaring ceilings, incredible views and lots of sun light. The master bedroom suite is more private and has a den to buffer it from the more public areas of the house.

Upstairs there are two bedrooms and a loft overlooking the areas below. For kids, we put in a playroom, over their bedrooms, which is accessed via a ship’s ladder. Downstairs, there is a family room and a guest bedroom suite.

Arts & Crafts Bungalow:

This house will be built on a city lot in Craig, Colorado. The clients wanted a modest sized bungalow style house as John and Sally's children are grown. We placed the master bedroom on the main floor and two guest bedrooms on the second floor, tucked under the roof. There is a large, open basement with the potential for an additional two bedrooms on that level. They wanted a welcoming front porch, large enough for sitting, in keeping with the bungalow style and a small patio, for morning coffee, facing the street and the views to the southeast. The main outdoor living space is accessed from the kitchen and dining space and is on the northeast side of the house so that it would be protected from the intense summer sun. The interior is open, but with tapered columns and exposed wood beams to define the various spaces. The large windows in the shed dormer, above the front porch, insure that light will reach the stairs and all of the interior spaces. Though modest in size, the house is rich in charm and detail.

Fairway Woods:

This is a remodel of an existing house built in 1980. The owners came to me with two separate projects. The house had no one room large enough to accommodate their entire family for holidays. The solution called for adding a loft with a spiral stair down from the main floor to the new family room and adding a new hallway around the existing ground floor bedrooms. The addition acts as both a family room and a large dining area. The second project was to enlarge a woefully inadequate kitchen, which was closed off from the rest of the house and did not take advantage of the views overlooking the Sheraton golf course. So our task was to make the kitchen more efficient, open the kitchen to the rest of the house, provide seating for other family members to be in the kitchen but out of the way, and take advantage of great views.. We are now involved in a third phase. Stay tuned.

Steamboat Boulevard:

This house, currently under construction, has a very steep, rocky site located in The Sanctuary, Phase Five, with spectacular views of Mount Werner, the Flattops and Emerald Mountain. The design of the house was centered on maximizing those views and developing a warm and exciting interior. There are three bedrooms, a family room, wine cellar, home theatre and exercise room on the lower level. The main level houses a master suite, den, garage, laundry and mudroom, great room with loft above, dining, kitchen and two large decks. A third level is accessed above the garage and provides a guest apartment. While this is a large house, the topography and design work to mitigate the size. While numerous large windows take advantage of the exterior views, the spatial relationships of the interior are no less interesting. Wood ceilings are supported with heavy timber beams and posts, a massive stone fireplace is visible throughout and built-in cabinetry adds practical interest to all the hallways. Large decks off the master bedroom and kitchen add to warm weather entertaining while leaving uninterrupted views from the great room.