Scent of a Woman Poster

Once upon a time there were two brothers named John and Michael who lived and worked in New York City making movies. For years they lived out their film making passion. But the incredibly long hours and stress built steadily and finally it came time to take a break. So they decided to come to Colorado to be ski bums for a year. The bum lifestyle didn’t last for long. 13 years and many homes later they are the talent behind one of the premier design and build companies in the country. Though they had no formal training in design and building, experience, hard work, and a willingness to think boldly and originally taught them the all lessons they needed to excel. Their creations have been featured in some of the premier magazines in the country including Architectural Digest. So how did they get from making movies to the crest of the world of building and design? If you have an interest in home design and construction, you will find their story priceless, empowering, and entertaining. More coming soon.

Mike and John Rath

For most homes a living room needs to be a very versatile space. It needs to serve as a place where one can kick back and relax after a long day at the office or a place where one can host a large number of people. Either way a living room should reflect your style and taste as well as be comfortable.

To get inspired Architectural Digest has featured some of Hollywood’s biggest stars’ private quarters. Take a look below.

Architectural Digest- Demi Moore & Ashton Kutcher.

“I didn’t want a living room that looked off-limits,” says Moore. “I wanted rooms that were elegant but inviting—for kids, dogs, and everyone.”

Architectural Digest- Jennifer Aniston

“The making of the house was as significant to me as the living in it,” says Jennifer Aniston.

Architectural Digest- Gerard Butler

Trilogy Partner's home for Trey Parker

What do you look for in a living room?

The November issue of Architectural Digest marks the last issue under the leadership of Paige Rense Noland, who was editor in chief of the magazine since 1971. The issue features Rob Lowe and his 20-room Georgian-style estate outside of Santa Barbara on the cover. Rob shares the home with his wife Sheryl and their two sons. The home was inspired by Mt. Vernon and other historic homes in Lowe’s native Virginia-area.

Courtesy of Architectural Digest. Photography by Mary E. Nichols

Courtesy of Architectural Digest. Photography by Mary E. Nichols

Courtesy of Architectural Digest. Photography by Mary E. Nichols

Courtesy of Architectural Digest. Photography by Mary E. Nichols

Architect Don Nulty says the home is “almost contemporary” in styling and interior designer, David Phoenix, adds “It’s a large house, but the scale fits the property. It’s very peaceful, very relaxing.”

What do you think about this impressive home?

We are very proud of the home we built for South Park co-creator, Trey Parker last year. We talked a little about this hilltop home when we mentioned the coverage it received in Architectural Digest, which was a dream come true. Heavily influenced by Japanese culture this beautiful home comes complete with a 700 square-foot teahouse guest cabin.

A bevy of new photos were recently added to our gallery page, but we wanted to share some of the photos with you below. We are going to be focusing this post on the exterior of the home, which is a unique fusion of western American and Japanese ryokan-style architecture.

Take a look at some of the photos below.

Trilogy Partners

Trilogy Partners

Trilogy Partners- Teahouse Guest Cabin

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Trilogy Partners

Another great feature about the outdoor living space is the use of heated stone pavers so the outdoor spa can be used year-round, even in the cold and snowy Colorado winter.

Trey Parker told Architectural Digest that he loves bringing his friends from Los Angeles to his Steamboat Springs home. “Being able to share it with people who may have never been to Colorado before is great. I love to walk with them around the rocks and the aspens, to step outside and see a deer or a porcupine.”

To learn more about Trilogy Partners please visit us online at TrilogyBuilds.com or give us a call us at 970-453-2230.

New York architect Thomas Phifer had quite a project on his hands when he rebuilt Bunty and Tom Armstrong’s house on Fisher Island. Their 1926 clapboard home was destroyed in a fire and the Armstrongs wanted to rebuild something different in its place. The home’s landscaping, which had beautifully matured with apple trees and serpentine paths, had survived and he hoped to incorporate some of the garden into their home.

“I got it into my head,” he continues, “that I wanted to live in the garden with my art. I wanted a steel-and-glass house so I could witness the landscape as I viewed the art. I replaced the natural history prints lost in the fire with a collection of midcentury abstract art. I had wanted to be an artist and have enormous admiration for people who succeeded and pursued their talent.”

Architectural Digest is featuring the Armstrongs’ new home in their October issue, but we wanted to share with you some of the photos of this Fisher Island home.

Architectural Digest

Architectural Digest

Architectural Digest

Architectural Digest

Margaret Russell new Editor-in-Chief at Architectural Digest

Margaret Russell, former Vice President, Editor-in-Chief of Brand Content of Elle Décor, has been named Editor-in-Chief of Architectural Digest. The announcement was made yesterday, August 5^th by Thomas J. Wallace, Editorial Director of Condé Nast, who publishes Architectural Digest. Her reign will begin September 7, 2010 and the headquarters of Architectural Digest, currently in California will be moved to New York City.

“Margaret Russell is a superb editor and a persuasive communicator,” said Mr. Wallace.  “Her success in publishing, print and digital, as well as her stature in the design community, assures the continuation of Architectural Digest as the world’s preeminent design publication.”

Ironically Ms. Russell began her career at Condé Nast as an Editorial Assistant at Glamour Magazine.

Architectural Digest is the considered one of the leading authorities on design and architecture and reaches more than 5 million affluent readers each month.

Trilogy Partner’s Michael Rath was recently featured in the May issue of Architectural Digest for a home he built for South Park’s Trey Parker.

Sometimes architects like to push the envelope when it comes to designing and create one-of-a-kind structures that are not only unique, but unconventional. Architectural Digest recently featured “Homes That Defy Convention” and as you can see these structures below demonstrates architecture that tends to follow the form over function approach.

Architectural Digest: Architect Bart Prince aimed for a “sense of excitement” in the Columbus, Ohio, house he designed for Steve Skilken.

Architectural Digest: Klaus and Ulla Neugebauer looked to Richard Meier for the design of their waterfront house in Naples, Florida.

Architectural Digest: The geometric solids that make up architect Preston T. Phillip’s Bridgehampton, New York, residential compound

Architectural Digest: Wallace E. Cunningham, assisted by Guy West, created a 10,000-square-foot residence near San Diego with “structural fin walls that provide a sculptural statement and act as a louvered privacy screen”

Architectural Digest: Architect Bart Prince conceived an elevated structure for a client outside Albuquerque, New Mexico.

What do you think of these homes?

We thought we’d share some beautifully designed American Stables that we came across in the June issue of Architectural Digest for those of you who witnessed Drosselmeyer 13-1 upset in the 142^nd Belmont Stakes over the weekend.

Below are a few of our favorites.

This ranch in Montana was made out of recycled pine logs and native fieldstone.

This above stable in East Hampton, New York belongs to Steven Spielberg and his wife, Kate Capshaw.  The weathervane on top of the stable is in the form of a dinosaur reminiscent of Spielberg’s film Jurassic Park.

According to Architectural Digest this stable is one of “Kentucky’s showplace for racing and breeding thoroughbreds. Located in Lexington, the property has 847 acres of lavish pastureland and more than 40 buildings, including a 14-room residence, 15 white barns with red-trimmed cupolas, a sophisticated veterinary clinic, an equine swimming pool and underwater treadmill, two racetracks, a gazebo and a modest log cabin.”

AD: “Frank Lloyd Wright couldn’t design an ordinary-looking building,” says producer Joel Silver, who restored the little-known Auldbrass, Wright’s 1939 plantation in Yemassee, South Carolina. A crushed-brick walkway leads to the barn. “By folding the roof down and the corners of the doors back, Wright created something origami-like,” Silver notes.

Marc Kristal’s new book Re:Crafted: Interpretations of Craft in Contemporary Architecture and Interiors features 25 architectural projects that challenge the traditional view of craft.  Kristal is the contributing editor of Dwell and has written for Metropolis, the New York Times, Architectural Digest, Elle Décor as well as numerous of other publications.  When describing his latest book, Random House states that “this volume looks at what constitutes the craft influence in contemporary architecture and design. By turns luxurious and simple; time-honored and leading-edge; small-scale and monumental; unabashedly beautiful, surprisingly witty, socially adroit, and sublimely poetic, these projects are sure to give us a new appreciation of the pleasures of making—and enlarge and enrich our understanding of the presence, and importance, of craft in all our lives.”

Fastcompany.com lets us take a look at some of these projects featured in Kristal’s book.

Orchard East- Chicago, IL
Wheeler Kearns Architects

Fastcompany.com states that, “Architect Dan Wheeler’s firm created a structure whose second floor is nearly windowless, but instead look inward into transparent light courts that are open to the sky and the elements. The first floor is just the opposite–it’s enclosed in glass, which can be opened almost entirely to the garden outside.”

Ini Ani Coffee Shop- New York, New York
Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis

We love how this coffee shop in Manhattan’s Lower East Side designed their space using 479 plaster casts of coffee cup lids and two-inch-wide strips of cardboard.

Central Park West Apartment- New York, New York
Architecture Research Office

Last but not least, these fiberboard panels easily breaks up the room allowing its occupants to make the most of the space.

At Trilogy Partners we like to finish what we started and that includes adding the finishing touches to your custom built home.   To help us turn your house into a home we have on staff our own interior designers extraordinaire, Michael Rath and Carolyn Gash. They design interiors that are warm, inviting and practical.  Recently designer Michael Rath was featured in Architectural Digest for his work on creator of South Park, Trey Parker’s home.  Click here to read the article.

Below are some samples of our work.

For more information on Trilogy Partners you can visit our website here or call us at 970-453-2230.