Mountain Ranch Portfolio - RA Nelson Custom Homes

Mountain Ranch Portfolio

CRAFTING UNPARALLELED

OUTDOOR PLAYGROUNDS

MOUNTAIN RANCH INFRASTRUCTURE SUSTAINABILITY

EXPERTISE

Roads Bridges Barns, sheds, greenhouses Electric, septic, gas Dams Wells

Super-insulated building envelopes Thermal mass materials Reclaimed materials Green roof Habitat restoration LEED standards

WATER Riparian & wetland habitats Ponds & water features Irrigation

AUTOMATED SELF-SUSTAINING OFF THE GRID DESIGNS TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS Solar photovoltaic arrays Solar thermal Geothermal Generator Battery backup

Security Audio/Visual Lighting Fire protection Electrical & mechanical

CREEKSIDE

RANCH

Rural Colorado 16,500 sqft

Set on 40 acres of hills, meadows and streams, this home is focused on quality, energy efficiency and occupant health.

Transparent bridges and walkways connect indoor living spaces around a verdant courtyard, allowing the alpine sunlight to fill the indoors with warmth. Off of the master suite, an open-air sleeping porch with a heated bed platform is used even during winter months. Native gardens surround the home, and the garage is built into the landscape, topped with a living roof.

A custom-built swim spa overlooks the creek and pine grove.

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FRYING PAN CANYON

FISHING RANCH Basalt, Colorado 5,058 & 1,790 sqft

Ranch Manager’s Home & Cabin Sitting on almost 100 acres of land, the LEED® Gold Ranch Manager’s Unit is located adjacent to a LEED® Platinum Fishing Cabin for friends and guests. The six-bay garage, wood and steel workshop, and walk-in gun vault house all the mountain toys you could dream of. The home has 99 solar panels and a backup generator, in addition to a complex civil package that includes restoration work in the Frying Pan River, utilities, roads, retaining walls, bridges, ponds, and dams.

SUSTAINABLE

RANCH HOME

Lake Creek, Colorado 7,234 sqft

Set on 336 acres, this home features a curved garden roof and NanaWall Door System. The infrastructure of the home is supported by well water, a septic system, horizontal geothermal system, propane and a solar thermal system for domestic hot water. Existing irrigation ditches were used to create new water features around the home. A new bridge was installed across Lake Creek to access the home.

We cannot begin to tell you how many people tell us how beautiful the home is, how magnificent the workmanship is, and how original some of the features are. RA Nelson’s dedication to having the work brought to this level in record time is a testament to your capabilities. For this you have our gratitude.

- Steve & Debby

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OLD SNOWMASS

RANCH RESIDENCE

Old Snowmass, Colorado 5,700 sqft

A working ranch overlooking the Elk Mountain Range, the main house and caretaker unit incorporate multiple sustainable features including a ground-source heat pump, a solar power system, a solar thermal system, and a super-insulated building envelope. Electricity is backed up with a seven-day battery backup and a supplemental electrical generator. A fully integrated building automation system controls the mechanical, electrical, security, audio/video, lighting, and fire protections systems. The outbuildings include a horse and pig barn, agricultural shop with attached greenhouse, and hay and loafing sheds throughout the property. The property boasts a stocked pond and irrigation ditch system.

JAPANESE-INSPIRED

RANCH HOME

Lake Creek, Colorado 8,000 sqft

This LEED® Gold Certified ranch home sits on 4.79 acres. The house is a highly detailed and functional home that includes a traditional Japanese room, movie theater, study, and ski tuning nook. In addition to the main home, RA Nelson renovated the adjacent guest house and constructed a second building with a workspace, garage and finished upper level complete with a children’s playroom. RA Nelson completely deconstructed the original home, utilizing the ReUse People of America to officially inventory and broker everything that could be sold or recycled, including the roof shingles, wood studs, and structural steel.

Additional sustainable features include solar thermal and solar power systems.

DONLON

RANCH

Lake Creek, Colorado 9,500 sqft

Located on over 15 acres of land, construction of this home includes extensive creek improvements, the addition of a 10-foot deep man-made fishing pond, and the planting of over 60 trees. The home features a wine room, exercise room, spa, and a detached caretaker unit. RA Nelson built a well water system, septic system, propane gas system and a 150,000 BTU/Day Solar Thermal System for domestic hot water.

KING

RANCH Minturn, Colorado 4,000 sqft

King Ranch consists of three homes that sit on a bench above Minturn, Colorado. The main ranch house is a “Pony Express” house with old west reclaimed wood, dovetail joints and square logs. The interior of the home is modern and bright.

Natural light fills the home through 18 rooftop skylights.

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Thank you for helping me build my dream home.

- Claire

ABOUT US

OUR

SERVICES

General Contractor Construction Management PHQ Property Management

Preconstruction Design/Build Upper Basin Excavating

OUR

CORE VALUES

SAFETY Protect ourselves and each other.

INTEGRITY Do what we say we will do, every single time.

TEAMWORK Together we respect, trust & listen.

ENJOYMENT Be passionate & have fun with everything we do.

WHERE

WE WORK

Vail Valley Aspen/Roaring Fork Valley Telluride

Summit County Steamboat