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Larch House at dusk — a lit timber pavilion on stilts among ferns and trees.

Ridgeline Architecture Studio

Larch House. Methow Valley, WA.
Completed 2025.

Residential architecture and design-build · Est. 2011

Homes that could only have been built for you.

A boutique studio of fourteen. Every project begins with an architect and stays with us through final walkthrough.

8-10 active projects at a time

Design and construction oversight, one roof

$1.5M to $8M+ typical project value

Selected Work

01

Larch House

A lit timber pavilion on stilts at dusk, with open stairs rising to a wraparound deck among ferns and trees.
02

Fern Hollow

Single-storey infill house with a sloping roof, brick piers, pale horizontal siding and a timber front door behind a stone path.
03

Cutbank Residence

Vertical-board timber house with a steep shed roof and a high corner window, on a wooded bluff above a lake at sunset.
04

The Ledger House

Long, low pavilion with a deep timber roof and a glass wall reflecting the trees, a brick chimney mass and a dining terrace on a lawn.
05

Skagit Barn

Barn kitchen and dining room under green-painted rafters, with walnut cabinets, dark tiled walls and a window seat by tall windows.
Low modern house with pale panelled walls, tall black-framed windows and a timber front door, set into a wooded slope above a curving drive.
Our Position

A home should be designed around how a family actually lives, not around a template.

Timber-clad cabin with a round window, raised on steel posts among eucalyptus, its glass wall slid open onto a warm interior.
One Roof

Design and construction oversight stay in-house from day one. Fewer handoffs, shorter timelines, fewer cost overruns.

Open-tread timber stair in front of a glass-walled sitting room with a sofa and a cello, looking out into the forest.
Small Roster

Eight to ten active projects at a time, so every home gets partner-level attention rather than a junior team.

Two-storey glass living room and cantilevered timber decks of a dark-framed house among tall cedars.
Architect First

Every engagement opens with an architect on the site, reading the land before anything is drawn.

What We Do

Living room under a timber-boarded ceiling, with a grey sofa and a dog asleep on a rust rug beside white-painted brick walls.Cedar-clad addition with a clerestory upper storey and a pergola sheltering a dining deck, joined to the original white-framed house.Open-plan living and dining space under a slatted timber ceiling, divided by a dark three-sided fireplace column.Dining room under a gabled timber ceiling, with floor-to-ceiling glass on three sides looking out over trees to open water.

Custom residential architecture

New single-family builds, from site reading through final walkthrough

Whole-home renovation & addition

Structural rework, envelope, and reprogramming of existing houses

Interior architecture & materials

Millwork, stone, fixtures, and finish selection carried in-house

Site selection & feasibility

Land assessment, zoning, buildability, and early cost modeling

Ridgeline isn't real

But you are.

I caught your eye with a fake architecture studio. Imagine what I can do for something you actually care about.

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