Rocky Mountain Log Homes received three national homebuilding awards in the 2012 Jerry Rouleau Awards for excellence in marketing and home design, presented by the Building Systems Councils and the Log Homes Council.
The Hamilton-based log home builder received the excellence in home design award for log homes larger than 4,000 square feet. Its winning entry was the Tunken Log Home, which has a total living area of 6,582 square feet.
When Jim and Nancy Schueler of Hamilton, Montana, set out to build their fourth log home, they wanted a design that would take full advantage of the 250-acre property’s breathtaking views of the magnificent Bitterroot Mountain Range. The result was a sprawling home situated on a knob in the Bitterroot Valley, with expansive windows in every room to offer panoramic views of the surrounding mountains.
The perfect building lot in New England can be a rare find. Established communities, especially near ski areas, offer very few opportunities for new building.
Okay, how many living rooms in the Hamptons, and I’m talking the whole Hamptons, have stucco ceilings with swirls so thick you can practically gash your hand on them, and how many log homes are there to begin with?” ask Jill Rappaport, the longtime entertainment correspondent for NBC’s Today Show (her popular segment is called, in a play on her name, “The Rapp Report”). Back in 1995, encouraged by her best friend, Christie Brinkley, she bit the bullet and bought a big-timber log cabin on close to six acres. There she could have a haven for the horse she was boarding in
Dan and Susan Metzger work together and play together, so it was only natural that they would design their vacation home near Big Sky, Montana, to accommodate their lifestyle as well as the executive retreats Dan hosts as a business consultant. Susan, who recruits salespeople in high technology, shares Dan’s passion for outdoor sports such as skiing, fly fishing, hunting, and snowmobiling.
It’s a crisp, clear day in Hamilton, Montana, and Matt Guzik is doing what he does every day: training for another race to raise funds for his favorite charity. Some people might say the general manager of Stock Farm, and exclusive gated community designed with a Western flair, is obsessed because he ran 13 marathons in 13 months for charities. Passionate is more accurate description for “Marathon Matt,” whose enthusiasm runs through all aspects of his life, including the Bitterroot Valley and his hybrid log home.
