Crisp, clean, uncluttered lines and less adornment generally characterize the Contemporary Alpine home. Innovative use of natural elements, non-traditional materials and dramatic interior volumes can also set this style apart from others.

As with all Thunderbird Creek architecture, regional materials are showcased and structural elements such as posts, beams and support brackets are expressed. Strong rooflines and picturesque massing similar to Coastal Mountain styles are typical, often differentiated by
glue-laminated timbers, paralam structural components, exposed fittings and fasteners, or even exposed steel.

Outer wall surfaces tend to be wood and glass, or glass and ledgestone set in horizontal courses.

To optimize light and sightlines, a key feature of the Contemporary Alpine home is over-sized view windows, sliding window interior walls and even full-glass garage doors.

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