SKI Magazines Dream Home

Mountain Ranch Estates captures the very essence of mountain living in a brilliant resort environment. Many have declared this as one of the finest neighborhoods in Park City. Beautiful homes surround you and the open space is just right. It is no wonder so many people love it here.

This mountain home dazzles with so many wonderful features it is hard to decide where to begin. For a start the home is over 7600 square feet with seven very large bedrooms and seven bathrooms. The home is set in a lofty elevated position with open space around it so as to allow views of The Canyons Resort, Park City Mountain Resort and Deer Valley Resort. I don’t think I have to tell you this but I will anyways, if you can see all three of these resorts you have one of the best seats in town!

I am a person who loves to drive up under a portico to enter a home. So from the start this home has already earned a point with me. Once inside the home your eyes wander to every detail, looking to see how they made a mountain style home look so clean. The timbers are a clean smooth finish. The kitchen is well appointed with high end appliances but is also very detailed with stonework, fine cabinetry and countertops. The idea of a mountain home is to bring the outside elements into the home and this they so carefully and neatly did.

The three levels of this home beg for exploration. The first floor is for gathering and entertaining. There is a large office and a master suite for main level living. The second floor has bedrooms that are fit for extended stay guests. What is so wonderful on the second floor is the computer station area that over looks the family room below. In the basement you will find another kitchen / wet bar that is fully appointed. You will also find a built in desk, a billiards area a fireplace for those cold winters and so much more. The basement is truly magnificent.

Location, the looks, the layout and the function. These are all qualities that made this home a parade of homes winner. The award winning home is for sale through the Ski Resort Property Team with Prudential. You can contact Nancy Enri at 435.615.0705 or JanaLee Jacobsen at 435.615.0712 or Ryan McLaughlin 435.615.0706

SKI Magazines Dream Home

Architect Michael Upwall has faced the challenge of creating the ultimate ski-lover’s dream home, and the results do not disappoint. Rather, the finished product, standing nearly 8,000 feet above sea level, is a virtual paradise where both skiers and non-skiers alike can discover the finest in luxury, sophistication, and indulgence.

Located in an exclusive, gated community, this near-14,000-square-feet house-cum-ski-resort beholds amenities most often seen at five-star luxury resorts. While six bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, panoramic views, and 4,500 square feet of deck and patio space may sound impressive, it’s only the tip of the figurative iceberg. There’s a grand theater with surround sound, stadium-style seating, and an eye-popping 124-inches of high definition movie screen bliss. If you’re not a moviegoer, there’s always the “chill room” complete with DJ booth, dance floor, bar, and aesthetic touches that rival the swankiest ultra lounges and nightclubs. Utah winters can be cold and snowy, but at the Dream Home, there’s no excuse for not keeping your golf swing links-ready at the indoor golf simulator. Stay in shape and receive some pampering with a state-of-the-art fitness room and a spa suite with luxuries to trump any commercial spa. And the outdoor heated pool plus 12-person hot tub are open year round, thanks to a heated concrete deck and fire pit.

So by now you must be thinking, all of this sounds fabulous, but what about the skiers? This is after all, supposed to be a skier’s dream home. To begin, this property has ski-in/ski-out access leading straight to Mountaineer Run at USA-Today’s number-one ranked U.S. ski spot: Deer Valley Resort. And after a bone-chilling day on the slopes, come home to your own private apres-ski lodge, complete with lounge, bar, boot warmers, fireplace, and more.

A few other amenities not to be overlooked include a three-bay garage with car wash, dual wine cellars, and a custom glass elevator for express service between the Dream Home’s 3.5 floors.

It can be argued that there is no one better than Michael Upwall for tackling a project as monumental as the Dream Home. Completing his masters in architecture at the University of Utah in 1991, Upwall went on that same year to found Upwall Design Architects. As a long-time Utahan, Upwall has a critical understanding of the State’s unique topography, climate, and geography. He blends this knowledge with cutting-edge drafting skills to create dream homes that not only can withstand their environment, but complement the natural beauty of their surroundings. It is his belief that a home should be an organic entity, one that springs from the earth, while maintaining original design. This nature friendly philosophy has its roots in the Craftsman Movement, best exhibited by famed designers such as Frank Lloyd Wright. The Movement has, in fact, served as a cornerstone for Upwall’s own self-described architectural philosophy as a Mountain Craftsman.

To view floor plans, photos, and for more information on this truly one-of-a-kind dream home, visit http://www.resortswest.com/rw/info/re.dream.details.aspx#.

Sophisticated Modern from Split Rock

The St George Parade of Homes is currently under way in Southern Utah. If you are in the St. George area and didn’t know this, here is a little secret. Split Rock Development group has opened up this contemporary home for show while the Parade of Home is underway. Here is a chance to bypass the crowds and see a truly amazing home.

Split Rocks custom homebuilding side of the business has been growing rapidly. The recognition they receive for their creative design capabilities from the Parade of Homes visitors creates a lot of custom build opportunities. To see that creativity for yourself, check out some of these previous articles: Split Rock Revisited, Split Rock - Part Two . Split Rock has its own design group that not only helps the customer create just the home they want, but also find perfect furniture and accessories to blend with our unique desert style.

This year, Split Rock has created two homes that are sure to wow everyone who enters. UtahLuxury.com will be featuring these amazing homes shortly. Until then feel free to drop in and get a peek at what a true luxury home builder can do for you. Call the Split Rock office at 435-688-7222 to get directions to this amazing home.

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Modern Lakeside House in Italy by Architect Marco Castelletti

This cool, modern lakeside house by architect Marco Castelletti breaks all convention when it comes to style and special configuration. The home’s vertical configuration adopts a uniquely Italian architecture style, with a twist of modernism within its unusual profile. The modern house in Como, Italy, is set on a sleep slope overlooking the street below and boasting an endless view of the lake at its feet. A long set of stairs leads from the street to the home’s entrance, which covered by an overhanging hall, and into a glass atrium. The home’s main floor – a horizontal volume – faces the lake and houses the living areas and bedrooms. The home’s second level – the vertical volume – contains the service wing. This functional and fashionable design is clad in a combination of Iragna stone and white marble-dust plaster, lending the home an authentic yet contemporary flair. Marco Castelletti.

Modern Minimalist Weekend House in Japan

With one view of the sea and another of the garden, the ultra-modern Garden and Sea House by architects Takao Shiotsuka Atelier was designed to frame the picture-perfect panorama. This modern weekend house in Japan is nestled at the center of a plot that’s lower than that of its neighbors. The sunken home boasts a main floor that opens onto the garden and features expansive windows making up a large part of the facade. The rectangular shape of the house is slightly skewed, wider at its sea-fronting side to allow for maximum views from the second floor. Interiors are sun-soaked, thanks to an expansive picture window. Interior walls of glass allow every room to enjoy the same spectacular view of the sea. Both the interior and exterior of the home is minimalist in style, with a predominantly white palette and clean, contemporary lines. Takao Shiotsuka Atelier
photo credit: Toshiyuki YANO (Nacasa & Partners Inc.)

Cool Contemporary Design by 91A Claremont Street

Cool Contemporary Design by 91A Claremont Street

Street in Toronto trendy Queen Street West neighborhood represents a move to the modern. Developer Cityspace Urban Developments strayed from the “faux Victorian” style typical of this downtown residential and entertainment hub, opting to go the modern industrial route. Set amid its brick semi-detached neighbors is this striking, 2,100-sq.-ft. home boasting simple lines and a contemporary rectangular profile. This semi-detached design makes the most of its long frame with a main floor encompassing a single, elongated, open-concept space. The linear layout takes you from the dining room at the front of the home, through the kitchen, a cozy living room and to a rear patio. The interior style is exactly what you’d expect from the exterior impression – meticulous in its details and spot-on in the execution. Every element appears thoughtfully considered, from the warm woods and sleek countertops, to the cool floating staircase enclosed in a barely-there glass wall. 91A Claremont is currently for sale through Paul Johnston Unique Urban Homes at a price of $849,000.

Cool Contemporary Design by 91A Claremont Street

Cool Contemporary Design by 91A Claremont Street

Contemporary Cave House by Award-Winning Polish Architect Robert Konieczny

The multi-award-winning Aatrial House by Polish architect Robert Konieczny (pictured) of KWK Promes transforms the spatial configuration of the traditional Polish cube house. This contemporary house in the woods near Opole boasts a cool, cave-like appeal which immediately sets the mind awhirl with modern innovations shrouded in mystery. The design concept is the opposite of an atrial building; closed to the inside and open to its surroundings with terraces, and access to the garden via an inner atrium. The inner atrium also features the unique underground driveway which gives the home its cavernous characteristic. The 10-meter wide driveway slopes and burrows its way beneath the structure, flanked by walls and a road of quarried granite blocks. But what’s visible from afar is the clean, contemporary cube house with a minimalist white facade, dotted with picture windows and a green garden. KWK Promes.