The latest in the Gravitas Design Series: The Oswego The Oswego is a home we designed for a client in Loveland, Colorado. This gentleman gave the home to his wife as a surprise gift. It was our first covert design operation where we had to plan our meetings and our calls at select times to keep [...] Read More
The latest in the Gravitas Design Series: The Madison The Madison is the quintessential log home plan with a few features that you don’t always see. A large Grand Entry with a double fireplace and curved stairway greets guests. Outdoor living space is not in short supply with decks and covered porches wrapping the entire home. [...] Read More
We wanted to share the Shasta Cabins with everyone, some of you have them in your plan books and some of you may have seen them online but I wanted to make sure everyone on the e-mail list has a chance to see the micro-side of Gravitas. The Shasta Cabins are a series of cabins that [...] Read More
The Fraser is a cozy 2306 SF, 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath, 2 car garage that would make an excellent mountain retreat. With ski & toy storage area featured in the lower level, a wrap around deck above for entertaining and relaxing with friends and family – this plan has it all for the active family. The Owner’s Suite occupies the top floor and shares an open loft that overlooks the spacious [...] Read More
The Escalante is a 4514 SF, 4 bedroom, 4 1/2 bath, 2 car garage with shop area featuring an open terrace above for entertaining and relaxing. A private elevator moves between the basement and main floor. This plan features an all wrap around porch, complete with a cozy fireplace and balcony. This home won Timber Home Living Magazine’s “Top Five Plans” with glowing praise. They were excited to see new [...] Read More
The latest in the Gravitas Design Series: The Rivanna is a 5604 SF, 6 bedroom, 4 bath home with a offset 3 car garage set into the mountainside. This plan features an all season porch, complete with a cozy fireplace and two balconies. A private owners suite occupies the top floor, with an open loft looking down over the spacious gathering room and a covered porch. Another systems built home, or [...] Read More
The Dearborn is a 2559 SF, 3 bedroom, 3 bath home with a 2 car garage in the Lower Level. This contemporary plan features a Gathering Room with a fireplacs and a terraced deck. The Office on the main floor could easily be converted to the third Bedroom, while the Owner’s Suite shares the upstairs level with the third Bedroom and Open Loft. [...] Read More
The Roanoke is a 2559 SF, 3 bedroom, 3 bath home with a detached 2 car garage and easy option for a daylight basement on the right lot. The open layout allows the kitchen to easily flow into the adjacent dining room and vaulted gathering room. The owners suite opens to a deck that wraps around [...] Read More
The Rockaway is a duplex that we designed for a client in Aspen, Colorado. The units are approximately 4700 SF and 3100 SF with an additional Acessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) in the rear above the garage. Each side is unique and has comfortable bedrooms and views from outdoor living areas. This was a small infill [...] Read More
The Willow is a log guest home that we designed for a client in New Mexico. This cozy 2 bedroom cottage features an upstairs Owner’s Suite with a private balcony and open loft. A convenient mudroom off the kitchen make for great storage and laundry facilities. A long covered porch over the entry will be a favorite gathering [...] Read More
Here is the latest in the Gravitas Design Series: The Kootenai is a new modern home we have designed for a steep foothills lot. We know many of you are in the log and timber industry but we want to show you some of the variety and new work we have done in different vernaculars. To see more of [...] Read More
The Seneca is a very custom log home. The clients had many wants and needs and we were able to accomodate them in this one of a kind design. Studies on each level, a detached office in the garage, library, and exercise room near the Owner’s suite to name a few of the features. This [...] Read More
The latest in the Gravitas Design Series: The Ventura is a hybrid timberframe home that we are designing for a Colorado client. This home is designed for off-site construction, also know as systems built, or modular. This allows quick construction in areas where the building season is short, labor is expensive, or both. Some unique features are a his [...] Read More
The latest in the Gravitas Design Series: The Stillwater is a home that we designed last year for a Colorado client. It features four full suites including an isolated guest apartment with its own entrance. 3556 SF in the main home and 1076 SF in the guest apartment. Open stairwell at the entry to the main home follows [...] Read More
The latest in the Gravitas Design Series: The St. Francis is a hillside log wedding chapel with a separated reception hall and kitchen below opening to patios and outdoor dining areas. Designed for a guest ranch in Mariposa County in California. This would make a great getaway wedding. How quaint is a log church nestled in the oaks with a [...] Read More
The latest in the Gravitas Design Series: The Quinn is a simple two bedroom home with attached carport and view balcony off the Upper Bedroom. This home is just over 1300 SF with extensive Outdoor Living areas. This home is perfect for a mountain retreat or a Not So Big approach to full time living. We now have many log [...] Read More
The latest in the Gravitas Design Series, The Bruneau has canted walls and a contemporary log home feel. This home is just over 2000 SF and features a central double-sided fireplace viewed from the Gathering Room as well as through the open stairwell from the entry. Feel free to call and discuss this, or any of our previous plans if you are [...] Read More
The Winooski features a main Gambrel roof with Gambrel dormers. This home is about 900 SF on the Main and Lower Levels with 500 SF on the Upper Level for a total of about 2300 SF. These plans will soon be added to our existing electronic plan book that includes all of the plans that we have been showing over the [...] Read More
The Tioga shown below is a contemporary home with timber accents. The latest in the Gravitas Design Series this home has approximately 1000 sf on the lower level and 2000 sf on the main level. Download our full plan book which has all of our published Plan of the Month Plans. Gravitas Design Series Plan Book Sign up for our plan of [...] Read More
The Sabine plan is an efficient loft bedroom cabin, great for a weekend getaway. We can customize any of our plans to your specific needs or license them on an individual basis. Download our full plan book which has all of our published Plan of the Month Plans. Gravitas Design Series Plan Book Sign up for our plan of [...] Read More
The Ashley plan features an in-law suite with kitchenette. A great home for at-home care of the in-laws or for rental income. This plan will soon be added to our existing electronic plan book that includes all of the plans that we have been showing over the last year. If you are interested in using this plan [...] Read More
We wanted to show you this small infill project to add some variety to the log homes we have been showing you. Speaking of logs though, of course we can make this plan a log home, timber frame, or wattle and daub for that matter. We work in all styles of homes in all regions [...] Read More