Willows

From the moment you arrive, the home signals that it is something special. At the entrance, full tree trunks replace traditional posts, framing a custom front door and establishing the natural material language that carries throughout the design. Inside, this concept continues with two massive trees set into beds of smooth river rock, rising to support the second-floor loft. These natural structural elements create a grounded and sculptural presence that connects the home directly to its surroundings.

At the center of the design, the great room rises to 20 feet, with tongue and groove peaked ceilings and extensive post and beam construction that define the interior. The open loft above overlooks the main living space, reinforcing the vertical connection and enhancing the overall sense of volume.

The result is a one-of-a-kind home that balances craftsmanship, structure, and natural materials in a way that is both expressive and highly livable.

The Efficiency of Prefabrication

The organic form of the Willows home created a very different structural challenge from a conventional rectangular design. Its interconnected spaces, 20 foot great room, open loft and natural tree supports required the surrounding timber and structural components to be carefully coordinated around a highly individual architectural concept.

Tamlin’s prefabricated system allowed the engineered components to be developed and manufactured with the precision needed to bring these unusual forms together on site. This advance coordination helped maintain the intended relationships between the structure, interior volumes and sculptural natural elements while reducing uncertainty during assembly.