Aspen Peak - Niche Media - Aspen living at its peak
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" e idea was to play on the historic miner's cottage, with its sloped roofs and gabled ends, and to use indigenous Aspen materials, but in a more modern way." —MICHAEL NODA PHOTOGRAPHY BY JIM MCHUGH left: The family room of the main house is furnished with custom- upholstered chairs and sofa and leather-bound wool and jute rugs. below: The miner's cottage, known as the Julius Berg Family Residence, as it looked when it was built in 1885. Today, the "cottage" is a charmingly restored and completely updated guesthouse. continued from page 179 continued on page 182 In addit ion to restor ing t he cott age to it s or ig ina l for m, pla ns for t he proper t y included t he desig n a nd const ruct ion of a contempo - ra r y 4, 50 0 -squa re-foot single-fa mily home t hat would sit apa r t from it yet be adjoined by a la ndscaped cour t ya rd. "We worked w it h t he cit y a nd t he Histor ic Preser vat ion Commission so t hat we could redevelop t he proper t y as one big resident ia l est ate t hat linked t he old w it h t he new in a n att ract ive, reasonable way," notes Ja ne. To that end, Michael Noda, of NeoStudio in Denver (3560 Walnut St., Denver, 303-758-3800; neostudioarch.com), handled the architectural work for both houses, along with partner Beata Chudobinska. "The idea was to play on the historic miner's cottage, with its sloped roofs and gabled ends, and to use indigenous Aspen materials, but in a much more modern way," he explains. "We were able to design something that complements but does not reminisce, and has an urban edge that fits in with the down- town core." For the exterior, Noda chose a base of red- brick (a nod to the redbrick façades of some of Aspen's significant buildings, such as the County Courthouse and the Wheeler Opera House) combined with wide-milled mahogany siding (spaced rather than lapped, as on the cottage); expanses of multiple-pane, aluminum-framed windows; and horizontally placed metal detail- ing. A f lat roof line offers sharp contrast. Inside, Noda connected t he upper-level liv- ing a reas—as well as a below-g rade media room a nd g uest bedrooms—w it h a sculptura l glass- a nd steel-fra med elevator, pa ired w it h a more t radit iona l st a ircase. On t he g round f loor, t he master suite opens to t he cour t ya rd a nd features a closet tucked w it hin a sma ll or ig ina l outbuilding accessed v ia a breeze - way. A rooftop ter race w it h ext raordina r y tow n a nd mount a in v iews features a full out - door k itchen a nd f ire-pit lounge. Interior design was the domain of Kevin Corn, of Los Angeles – based Kevin Corn Design 180 ASPENPEAK-MAGAZINE.COM HAUTE PROPERTY