High Desert Residence is a contemporary residence designed by Hacker, located in Bend, Oregon, United States.

Description
High Desert Residence is a Central Oregon home that ?nds a sense of calm and refuge in the balance between landscape and sky. This 4,300-square-foot, four-bedroom house is designed as a regular weekend sanctuary for an active couple, and a getaway for their extended family ? a place where everyone can gather and be together, with a balance between private rooms and communal space.
Located near Bend, Oregon, the residence?s design is heavily in?uenced by the natural forms, colors, and textures of the high desert landscape. The land in this distinctive region of the Paci?c Northwest is extremely young from a geologic perspective, and the signs of recent geologic activity and formation can be found everywhere – in the pure forms of volcanic cinder cones to the enormous scorching lava ?ows and the still-sharp, jagged mountains. The sky is vast and striking, capable of cloudless deep blues, dramatic sunsets over the Cascades, golf ball sized hail, and enough snow in winter to collapse buildings. There is a freshness to the landscape and aroma in the air that cannot be found anywhere else in the world. An exterior of cedar, steel, and glass give the High Desert Residence a bold presence in the shrubby, volcanic landscape. From a distance, the prominent cedar planes that wrap the house appear monolithic; up close, ?ne natural details...