“We use it to have drinks before dinner, so it really is like our own lounge,” says Eric Logan of the pavilion behind his house that’s used to entertain, accommodate overnight guests, and work at home. A basic shed form executed in glass, steel, and rough-sawn cedar belies sophisticated details. Thin steel columns support long narrow rafters that in turn support a roof with a deep overhang. Extending out into the sagebrush, a floating cedar deck reaches 40 feet toward the Tetons. “We call it the plank,” Logan chuckles. “You literally walk the plank and sit in the landscape.”
A single airy volume has boxes tacked on for entry, bath, mechanical, woodstove chimney, and library. Exterior materials are left to weather naturally, but “inside is a much more refined palette,” says Logan. Polished concrete floors, blackened steel counters and wall panels, and exposed galvanized roof decking are warmed up with clear-sealed MDF cabinetry. Builder: Precision Builders, Jackson, Wyo.; Architect: Eric Logan, Jackson; Structural engineer: KL+A, Golden, Colo.; Photographer: Greg Hursley.
