The latest in the Gravitas Design Series: The Santee The Santee is a custom home we designed for a couple about to retire to the Owyhee Desert for some quiet and peaceful living. This home has a open floor plan with a Main Level Owner’s Suite. The Upper Level accomodates the guests and open area for a home office. Sunsets from the lookout will be [...] Read More
I just returned from a pleasant trip to the east coast to attend the Log & Timber Home Show in Chantilly, Virginia. We were invited to the show by Chad Clark of Handcrafted Log Homes and met a lot of great log and timber frame suppliers as well as individual clients. There was a lot [...] Read More
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
A home we designed for a homeowner in Park City. The site was located in a equestrian development so the home was designed to fit in as if it were part of a larger barn complex. There is an indoor endless pool and a large guest suite over the garage. This home is within sight [...] Read More
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
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 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 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 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 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 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
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
The Gunnison is the classic log home shape with some added elements that really set it apart. An extruded stair well and steep roof pitches on the main ridge give this home much more appeal than the standard 70′s shaped log home that you see so often. This home has a cute little guest suite [...] 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
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 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 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
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 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 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
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 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