A Nod to “Frank”

Boulder, Colorado

This 5,400 square foot organic modern home in West Boulder makes a distinct reference to the midcentury modern architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright. As a hillside house, one is lead from parking below by way of a procession of local sandstone dikes that go from freestanding monoliths in the landscape to fin walls of structural support for the residence. The geologist owners find great comfort in relating to the sandstone structure of the Dakota Ridge that they are co-inhabiting. The home takes in views to the East of the city, the South to the iconic Flatirons, and the open space to the West.

“In geology, a dike or dyke is a sheet of rock that is formed in a fracture of a pre-existing rock body.”

“Dike (geology).” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 27 September 2023, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dike_(geology)

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