Dutch Canyon House

The Dutch Canyon Home rests gently in the corner of the Heber Valley in Midway, Utah with a backyard opening up to the foothills of Wasatch State Park. With Park City and Deer Valley Resort just over the ridgeline the abundant access to hiking, biking and backcountry trails this location became an enviable destination for the family in the heart of the Wasatch Back.

The architectural team drew upon vernacular typologies of local barns and agricultural buildings with a modern vocabulary of materials and details. The home was designed as a series of simple gable forms with wood cladding and cabin pavilions that intersect and are connected by transitional spaces. It was important to the homeowners and their eight children that the spaces function for active family life with no hallways and corridors between the kitchen, living, and dining spaces which capture mountain and canyon views through courtyards and screened porches. The home embraces the activities and lifestyle of the family as a whole with a vast floor plan that includes a craft room just off the kitchen, a barn form housing a basketball court, a basement home theater, and a pool with a simple modern pool house.

The master suite provides an elegant retreat from the rest of the home with a slatted-screen porch just off the bedroom, creating an intimate alcove with a stream running just underneath. The interior design was led by the homeowner herself with furnishings that are modern, yet plush and inviting. No part of the home feels untouchable, but rather welcomes you in at every turn. As a whole, the interior of the home captures the warmth of a family-centered way of life.