MOUNTAIN MINT
Mountain Mint Residence is a mountain modern retreat for a couple looking to create a cozy retirement nest in the folds of the Blue Ridge Mountains close to Asheville but also away from the bustle of the city. Our vision for the house was to preserve the feeling of untouched natural beauty by designing a quiet and unassuming shelter that provides the essentials yet it is luxurious in its simplicity of design and the connection it affords to the woods surrounding it. On the outside we wanted the building to recede and almost disappear into the green of the Forrest. On the inside we wanted it to feel like a cozy and bright sanctuary suspended in the trees from which one can observe the passing of seasons and the change of light.
The floor plan offers the convenience of age in place one-level living but also plenty of space for both connection and privacy when guests and adult children come to visit.
The interiors are decidedly clean and minimal, with generous open spaces, light white oak wood flooring and windows, IKEA kitchen cabinets and quartz counter- tops. The clients took the simple house shell and imbued it with their own personality and impeccable sense of style. But the thing that really takes our breath away every time we visit is the native species garden they meticulously nurtured around their home – this is truly the highest expression of love and care for the land they now call home.
completed: 2022 | type: single family residence | builder: Green Light Home Builders I interior design: Owners | Landscape Architect: Osgood LA | photography: Lissa Gotwals, Amos Moses, Ryan Theede
