The Golden Residence is built into a natural granite outcropping at an elevation of 8,500 feet in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains. Although the property is surrounded by neighbors, the house is situated for both privacy and incredible views of the surrounding mountains and the City in the plains below.

Using what was considered by most to be an unbuildable granite outcropping, I took advantage of the variety and cascading effect of the natural granite to create a house which evolved into seven levels revolving around the main central fireplace built into the largest granite boulder.