A series of strategic moves transformed this generic ski condo into a modern retreat for extended family. The judges particularly admired the reconfigured spiral stair—a clunky relic of the 1970s and a touchstone for the family’s long history there. Its treads were refinished to match the white oak floors, and its handrail replaced with a sculptural steel screen made from tightly spaced pickets that extend to the floor. This allowed a guardrail to be removed and the square opening to become a streamlined circle.
In the second-floor gathering space, the architects removed walls to create a larger kitchen that faces the dining area and family room, fitted with a new fireplace and surround that rises into the vaulted ceiling to connect the spaces vertically. “The vault was existing but didn’t feel purposeful,” says project architect Lindsay Beukhof, AIA. They addressed that by also wrapping the kitchen’s new wood ceiling into the vaulted space and installing floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors and a clerestory. “All the windows became larger to enhance the outdoor connection,” she says.
“We tried to keep things neutral, letting the outside views of mountains come into the house,” says HMH interior designer Leah Civiok. Throughout, a warm, light gray palette creates a serene environment, while wood slats at the entry and in the bedrooms and office refine the modestly scaled spaces.
Citation
HMH Architecture + Interiors
Vail Family Condo
Vail, Colorado
Project Credits
Architect: Cherie Goff, AIA, principal in charge; Lindsay Beukhof, AIA, project architect, HMH Architecture + Interiors, Boulder, Colorado
Builder: Shaeffer Hyde Construction,
Vail, Colorado
Interior designer: Leah Civiok,
HMH Architecture + Interiors
Engineering: KRM Consultants, Avon, Colorado
Project size: 2,650 square feet
Site size: 0.06 acre
Construction cost: Withheld
Photography: David Lauer Photography
Cabinetry: Dutchman Woodworks
Key Products
Cooktop: Wolf
Countertops: FENIX
Dishwasher: Cove
Door hardware: Emtek
Faucets: Axor Starck, Gessi, Cea, Fantini
Fireplace: Flare
Flooring: Hakwood pure European oak
Home control systems: Xssentials
Humidity control equipment: Carrier
Lighting: Juno Lighting
Lighting control/Window Shading Systems: Savant
Radiant heating: Warmboard
Refrigerator/freezer: Sub-Zero
Sinks: Franke, MTI, Dornbracht
Stair fabrication: Enyart Forge & Fabrication
Skylights: VELUX
Toilets: TOTO
Tub: BainUltra
Vent Hood: Miele
Windows and wall systems: Pella