Homes

At the foot of Mount Olympus, classic style meets comfort in Luke and Holley Burbank’s new family home in Salt Lake City. At first, Luke and Holley Burbank just wanted to dip their toes in the pool. When the couple moved to Salt Lake’s Olympus Cove neighborhood, they weren’t ready...
In Salt Lake City's Yalecrest neighborhood, a modern addition delivers new life to a stately old Tudor. Make no mistake, Alex and Sarah Lowe love their historic home in Salt Lake City’s Yalecrest neighborhood. “I grew up in the house two doors down and have always been crazy about...
Aspen Ridge Residences is opening its doors in Lehi to provide an option for those who need new living arrangements. With family and friends, I have noticed that they get by just fine living independently until some illness, event, or occurrence results in them seeking an alternative. I recently photographed...
In Salt Lake City’s Sugarhouse neighborhood, designers Jason and Scott Singer team with Jaffa Group to give their old bungalow a new lease on life. The story began with a drawing on a napkin, Jason Singer explains. When he and his husband Scott purchased a small 1929 bungalow in Salt...
Pyramid skylights based on the home’s geometry mimic the shape of the conifers and Sawtooth Range in this Ketchum area home.  Jack Smith, Arch.D., FAIA, relied on geometry and a two-to-one ratio for the architectural design of this home in Eagle Creek, an area just north of Ketchum, Idaho. He...
If you need proof that nature-driven design is alive and well in Utah's mountain communities, this Park City home should do the trick. As showcased in our feature Natural Fit, the Glenwild Community house boasts forms and materials that allow its exterior to commune harmoniously with its hillside setting....
Frank Lloyd Wright’s “Grandma House” built in Paradise, Arizona, anticipates the multi-generational second homes of today. Occasionally I get requests to use photos I have made of Frank Lloyd Wright’s work in the West. Having been digging through my film archives, I found the photos I am sharing with you...
The University of Utah School of Medicine opens an exciting new workplace connected to the medical campus by a new sky bridge.  The glass panels of the new HELIX Tower at the University of Utah reflect the spring sky. The western portion faces a paved access lot set over a...
How do you make a modern home feel comfortable and cozy, without losing its minimalist-leaning, clean-lined spirit? In a new Lehi home, designer Allison Campbell faced this dilemma head on, as showcased in our feature A Warm Welcome. The following outtakes from the story showcase how Campbell harnessed the...
Ample windows reinforce the sense of place in this contemporary new Promontory home. It makes sense that we want to feel connected to place. We move to the mountains to experience the grandeur of the landscape’s vistas and the wild freedom of the skies. Why should we lose that connection...