The Bear Creek – Gravitas Design Series

by Dhurd | 30th November 2009

The Bear Creek is a home for a larger family or it’s set up nicely for guests and entertaining. A larger home that finishes out over 7000 SF with 4 bedrooms. This home has a full bar for hosting larger parties in the Lower Level. Plenty of space for hobbies and flex rooms, you may [...] Read More

The Mackenzie – Gravitas Design Series

by Dhurd | 29th November 2009

The Mackenzie is a perfect sized retirement log home. Main Level Owner’s Suite with a loft and extra bedroom for guests. This home has all the character you would want in a log home but not to overwhelming in size. Download our full plan book which has all of our published Plan of the Month [...] Read More

The Sages – Gravitas Design Series

by Dhurd | 28th November 2009

The Sages has been a very popular plan. It was originally designed for systems built – or modular construction for a site in Colorado. Since, it has been built as a full timber frame home in Wyoming, and designed for stick frame – standard construction in Ontario, Canada. It is a very versatile plan with [...] Read More

The Long Valley – Gravitas Design Series

by Dhurd | 27th November 2009

The Long Valley is a five bedroom 4 bath log home with a sunken living room. A large open loft looks over the Gathering Room with plenty of space for a quiet library or game room. A daylight Lower Level opens up to the view beyond. Download our full plan book which has all of [...] Read More

The Fabius – Gravitas Design Series

by Dhurd | 26th November 2009

The Fabius is a single level ranch style log home. Plenty of accessible square footage in this 4 bedroom 3 bath log home including and in-home office. This was a log home we designed for a homeowner in Texas. Download our full plan book which has all of our published Plan of the Month Plans. [...] Read More

The Eagles Nest – Gravitas Design Series

by Dhurd | 24th November 2009

A cute single level empty nester or downsize home. This home we have blended materials including stone, log, and shake shingle siding. This balance gives this small home more character and visual interest than a typical small home. This would be a great little log guest house, or accessory dwelling unit (ADU) on a larger lot, [...] Read More

The Ranch Suites – Gravitas Design Series

by Dhurd | 24th November 2009

This is a home we designed for a dude ranch in California. This is  bunk house style  accomodations for rental suites. The kitchen area is small due to the fact that the “mess hall” is a few steps away where group meals would take place. The ranch complex had smaller rental cabins, riding facilities, a main lodge, and mess [...] Read More

The Malheur – Gravitas Design Series

by Dhurd | 24th November 2009

This home is one of three in what we have called “The Oregon Series” . There are three very similar homes that range in size 700 SF, 900 SF, and 1200 SF. This is the largest home at 1200 SF. Simple layout and a unique combination of mountain and arid with the log aesthetic paired [...] Read More

The Gallatin

by Mwagner | 12th June 2009

This contemporary home was built in rural Idaho, to a couple interested in passive solar, and eclectic materials.  The use of corrugated aluminum, raw concrete, and bountiful sunshine, fulfilled their desires, as well as ours. –Rendering– –Video– Floor Plan —To download information about the Gallatin, or Gravitas, click on the boxes above— Technorati Tags: Stock [...] Read More

Timber Home Livings Top 5 Floor Plan Design Award

by Mwagner | 6th February 2009

The Escalante Gravitas is proud to announce being awarded Timber Home Living’s 4th Annual Top 5 Floor Plans Design Award. Our model, “The Escalante” is appearing in the March issue of Timber Home Living, which will be on newsstands February 10th. The original home is to be built in Snowmass, Colorado, using the latest in [...] Read More

The Oswego

by Mwagner | 9th January 2009

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 it all undercover. This is a basic getaway [...] Read More

The Madison

by Mwagner | 17th December 2008

Recently we created a gem of a home with Hand-Crafted Log Homes from Dublin, Virginia.  It holds 3,760 SF of traditional log home appeal, with 4 bedrooms, and 4 1/2 baths. 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 [...] Read More

The Fraser

by Mwagner | 21st November 2008

The Fraser was designed for a dramatic site outside of Breckenridge, Colorado for Atrium Log Homes.  This design utilizes logs milled in Finland by Honka.  It contains 2306 SF on three levels, with 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, and a 2 car garage. Honka’s unique milling capabilities, and Atrium Log Homes building expertise were leveraged [...] Read More

The Escalante

by Mwagner | 8th September 2008

The Escalante was designed for the Roaring Fork Valley in Colorado.  It contains 4514 SF of mountain living in three levels, with 4 bedrooms, 4 1/2 bathrooms, a 2 car garage, and enlarged shop area. Capturing the amazing valley views was of prime importance with this home. Outdoor living was maximized with a large terrace [...] Read More

Plan of the Month

by Mwagner | 8th August 2008

This resource is a collection of our Plans of the Month.  At Gravitas, our plans have been developed for individual people with unique design requirements.  We have designed from the Eastern Seaboard, to the Olympic Peninsula, and points in between. What this section is intended to do, is to highlight individual "plan book" projects, helping [...] Read More

The Sages

by Mwagner | 1st August 2008

The Sages is one of our most popular plans to start sketching from.  It has many unique design elements, that lend themselves to living, entertaining, and enjoying the natural beauty of its surroundings.  This plan was honored by the 2007 Timber Home Living Floor Plan contest with a top floor plan nomination.  The variation rendered [...] Read More


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