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Location

Bend, OR

Year

(2026)

Size

4,300 sq. ft.

Residential

McAfee Residence (in progress)

A forest home that earns its footprint.

Two bars of program, one organizing principle: work with the land, not against it.

The McAfee Residence is organized around two offset bars. One runs north to south to capture ample southern daylight. The other runs parallel to the topography, limiting excavation and terracing on a forested site. Structure is the design element — the organizational logic is visible throughout.

Inside, the house sits at the intersection of contemporary Pacific Northwest architecture and the warmth of a genuinely livable home. Clerestory windows flood the interior with diffuse, low-glare light. Window walls and indoor-outdoor spaces blur the line between inside and out, including an exterior sauna patio that extends the living area into the trees. Open concept living is balanced with defined separation of spaces, walls kept where they belong.

The spatial sequence is deliberate: ceiling planes shift as you move through the house, alternating compression and release. The forest arrives quietly into nearly every room.


Location

Bend, OR

Client

Private

Size

4,300 sq. ft.

Year

(2026)

Category

Residential

General Contractor

Bigfoot Contracting

Project Team

  • Terra Heating and Cooling

  • Full Service Electric

  • Peak View Plumbing

  • Ridgeline Contracting

  • Dan Hunter

  • Tim Hunter

  • Ryan Watson

  • Chris Smart

  • Phillip Ashley

  • Tim Untz

  • Hayden

  • Ryan Vehey

  • Red Door Painting

  • Montebello Construction

  • Portlock Construction