Tetherow - Hawk Court

Designed and Built by Pacwest Builders - 2016 Tour of Homes Winner

Dug into the top of a small hill on the Western edge of Tetherow, this home has views from the Cascades, to Golden Butte, to Pilot Butte, and down to “Kidd’s Corner”, the convergence of four holes at a large water feature, which is the signature hole at Tetherow golf course. To take advantage of the spectacular views, Spencer Williams designed a wide variety of outdoor spaces ranging from a partially covered entry courtyard with a water feature and exposed rafter beams, to a rear paver patio the full length of the house with a recessed hot tub, gas fire pit with built-in stone seating, a built-in BBQ, and an upper floor deck to take advantage of the views to the East. The home features extensive stone work inside and out, sandwiched glulam trusses, and a lot of exposed powder-coated steel hardware to help support large cantilevers and deep overhangs. Kristy Yozamp and the homeowners have already purchased a number of walnut slabs to use for select counter tops, a mantle, and lintels in a stone entertainment center with wood storage below. The mixture of vertical and horizontal cedar tongue and groove siding, stucco, and stone on the outside of the home will help define spaces and break up the long façade of the home. The oversized garage features parking for four vehicles, a ski waxing shop, and an inside dog washing station that doubles as a mountain bike gear cleaning station to keep the house clean when people get back from the dusty or muddy trails that start mere miles from the home.

Tetherow - Hosmer Lake Drive

Designed and Built by Pacwest Builders

Situated on a beautiful lot on the Tetherow golf course, the home steps back as it parallels the rim of a canyon to take full advantage of the mountain and golf course views. This picturesque back yard was a natural place for a gas fire pit centered on the main axis of the home just beyond the covered outdoor living space, making it a focal point for people inside and out. The native landscaping is complimented with some boulders ghost trees that were salvaged from the lot and anchored strategically around the fire pit and throughout the yard.  

As the design of this project progressed, Spencer Williams learned to expect the answer of "barnwood" to any questions he asked the homeowners about materials. This home pairs barnwood with natural stone and heavy timber trusses inside and out to give the home the feel of a mountain lodge. The open floor plan makes the home very conducive to large gatherings, which is good because the homeowners have a lot of friends and family. The Kitchen and Dining Room layout provides a long buffet to set food out on with guests sitting at the raised eating bar and at the dining table without imposing on the center island and anyone cooking in the kitchen. The home was designed with golf in mind and features four suites to accommodate foursomes, but works well for bikers, skiers, snowboarders, or anybody who wants to enjoy the outdoors.   

Kelly Warner worked with the pallet of barnwood throughout the interior of the home in the fumed white oak floors, wood textured ceramic tiles, and barnwood accent walls. The Great Room features a massive natural stone fireplace that is flanked with barnwood walls and a metal topped barnwood bar with three taps featuring local beers. Much of the lighting was all selected to create interesting shadow patterns. Ranging from many hanging crystals to a metal fixture that looks like it's made of twigs, they definitely add interest.  

Everyone involved had a great time working on this house and have the added bonus of getting to go to parties in a home that they all worked so hard to create.  

Tetherow - Weinhard Court 1

Designed and Built by Pacwest Builders

This 3,159 sq-ft 3-Bedroom, 3 1/2 bath home is one of Spencer Williams' designs in Tetherow right next door to another Pacwest home designed by Steve Van Sant. The home picks up great mountain views from a window seat in the master bedroom as well as from a martini deck off of the guest bedroom above the garage and has golf course views on both sides of the home from almost every room. The homeowners had great ideas during the design and even came up with a very creative way to convert some storage space into a Man Cave.

Kristy Yozamp did a great job helping to make interior selections, which were then complimented by the amazing antique finds of the homeowner and use of found objects as decoration throughout the home. It's hard not to notice the unique wooden base that supports the vessel sink in the Powder Bath. This home won "Best Interior Finish" in the $800,000-950,000 category in the 2013 Central Oregon Builders Association Tour of Homes.  

Tetherow - Weinhard Court 2

Designed and Built by Pacwest Builders - 2013 Tour of Homes Winner

This 3,159 sq-ft 3-Bedroom, 3 1/2 bath home is one of Spencer Williams' designs in Tetherow. The home picks up great mountain views from a window seat in the master bedroom as well as from a martini deck off of the guest bedroom above the garage and has golf course views on both sides of the home from almost every room. Kristy Yozamp did a great job helping to make interior selections, which were then complimented by the amazing antique finds of the homeowner and use of found objects as decoration throughout the home. This home won "Best Interior Finish" in the $800,000-950,000 category in the 2013 Central Oregon Builders Association Tour of Homes.  

Tetherow - Skene Trail 1

Designed and Built by Pacwest Builders

As some of the first people to build in Tetherow, our clients had their pick of the lots and chose well.  From one of the highest building sites in the community, Steve Van Sant designed this home to take full advantage of great views of the links style golf course designed by David McLay Kidd as well as the picturesque views of the Cascades that can only be found in Central Oregon.  The majority of this 5,181 s.f. custom home is on the main floor with the lavish master suite and second guest suite, accessed by a broad staircase or elevator, on the upper floor.  The open floor plan of the main floor connects the Great Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, and a recessed bar creating great, large space that works great for entertaining large groups, smaller gatherings, or just a family dinner.  Exposed beams and variation in ceilings like alder wrapped beam grids in the Office, the stepped coffered ceiling in the Theater Room, or the hammered copper barrel vault over the Kitchen island help to define spaces and create a unique feeling for each room.  A Guest Suite with access to the rear paver patio and recessed hot tub is located down a short hall from the Theater Room, but is separated by a Guest Bath and Powder bath, eliminating sound transmission issues. 

Kristy Yozamp had a great time working closely with the homeowners to dial in all of the interior finishes and it turned out better than they had imagined.  From the custom made spiral legs on the island to the bathroom mirrors, no detail was left to chance.  They had a lot of fun in the curved-faced, recessed bar area in the corner of the Great Room.  They selected granite slabs that were formed of compressed mud in the Amazon River bed, polished copper pennies on the face of the radius bar wall, and a custom overhead lighting system that gave the space a very special look.  

Tetherow - Skene Trail 2

Designed by Mascord, Built by Pacwest Builders

Typically, Pacwest designs all of the homes they build, but this is not always the case. This couple came to us with a design from a Mascord plan book. They were interviewing builders who had built in Tetherow, where their lot was located, & liked the quality of the homes we had built in that neighborhood & liked the transparency & structure of our construction process & selected Pacwest to build their home. The plans had been approved by Tetherow, but Pacwest took care of building permits, construction, interior design, & everything in between.  This home also featured an 8’x20’ swim spa, which was a little nerve-racking to see flown over the completed home with a crane, but all went smoothly.

Tetherow - Bainbridge Court

This home was designed in Tetherow for a young family with 3 daughters and was laid out with the girls' bedrooms grouped on the upper floor above the garage, which is strategically as far away from the Master Bedroom as possible for obvious reasons. The home was designed by Spencer Williams, architect, with interior design by Kristy Yozamp, Interiors by Kristine.

This home was feature as part of the 2017 COBA Tour of Homes and won "Best Architectural Design", "Best of Show", "Best Interior Design", "Best Kitchen", and "Best Landscape".

North Rim - Puccoon Court

Build by Pacwest Builders Designed by Hayes inc.

Located on the North Side of Awbrey Butte, North Rim is a very natural and peaceful environment with some of the best mountain views in all of Central Oregon. A large part of the North Rim design principal is to create homes that work with the land, rather than imposing themselves on the site while enhancing the natural environment with the home and landscaping. The architecture of this home is a unique blend of styles creating a home that feels very much like a contemporary cabin and is nothing like what you would expect looking at the closed-off, simple front facade.  

The structure of this home is very expressive with exposed rafter beams, sloping wooden supports with exposed steel hardware, and massive masonry elements to visually anchor it to the site. A 2-story round stone detached library sits beside the entry, taking full advantage of the views and creating interest as you approch the front door. The home works with the fairly steep slope, locating the main public spaces in the home are on the lower level, allowing for direct access to the covered outdoor living space and double-sided fireplace at the natural grade in the rear of the home.  

The bedrooms are accessed by a walkway that overlooks the open, airy living space below creating a strong connection and sense of volume. We design almost all of the homes we build, but appreciated the opportunity to build this home designed by the Hayes inc. architecture/interiors.

North Rim - Wild Rye 1

Designed and Built by Pacwest Builders - 2015 Tour of Homes Winner

Located in North Rim, this home is built into the hillside and takes advantage of some amazing views of the Cascades. Steve Van Sant worked remotely with the homeowners, who were still living in California, to come up with a very livable design that would fit their lifestyle. The home features a lot of outdoor living space that ranged from an Entry Courtyard with a bridge crossing a lively water feature, Expansive Paver deck and patio in the rear with an outdoor fireplace, as well as a private deck off of the Master Suite. The dark stained beams and walnut cabinetry in the Kitchen contribute to the rich feel. Kristy Yozamp worked with them on their visits to town to create the combination of colors and materials on the interiors to make this house one of a kind. This home won "Best of Show", "Best Value", and "Best Kitchen" for the $1,000,000 and up category in the 2015 COBA Tour of Homes.

Caldera Springs - Fireglass Loop

This home was designed by Spencer Williams for a wonderful couple as a second home to get them closer to their kids, and most importantly, their grandkids.  Since they were still living and working in Washington during the design and construction, emailing drawings and photos was key for getting them the home they wanted.  Kristy Yozamp would capitalize on their visits during construction to dial in all of the interior selections from the finish of the hand-scraped hickory floors to the handles and pulls on all of the custom cabinetry.  One of the key features for the homeowners was a temperature controlled wine room to house their favorite bottles.  This home won "Best Architectural Design", "Best Kitchen", "Best Interior Finish", "Best Value", "Best Landscaping", and "Best of Show" for the $925,000-1,000,000 category.

Black Butte Ranch - Foin Follette

Designed and Built by Pacwest Builders

It is not often that a full thickness stone-faced fireplace has to be structurally reinforced because the moose head that is to be mounted there is too heavy; in fact this is the only time we have run into this issue. This rustic vacation home in Black Butte near Bend, Oregon is situated in the trees, backing up to a meadow and is this family’s retreat in beautiful Central Oregon. The beauty and tranquility of the site inspired Steve Van Sant to create a very strong indoor-outdoor connection with a beautiful, landscaped entry courtyard with a cascading water feature and wrap around porch on all sides of the home. Open areas in the porch roof with exposed beams allow light in where desired, while leaving areas near doors or rooms that require less light protected from the sun and snow. This porch is accessed through the Master Bedroom, Great Room, Dining Room, and Nook, making the outdoors only a few steps away from anywhere on the Main Floor.  

The Main Floor Features an open floor plan that makes the spacious public rooms feel very connected. The Nook, Kitchen, and Great Room are located along the back side of the home, which allows for great views of a meadow through the pine grove off the rear patio and past the lawn. The Dining Room sits across a wide hallway and is separated from a well-appointed Butler’s Pantry by a stone wall.  The Master Suite is situated on the other side of the Great Room and has a thickened, sound insulated wall to keep the noise out and allow for uninterrupted family fun. 

Accessed by a broad stairway, the Upper Floor houses three Guest Suites with private Baths and window seats almost large enough to sleep on. On the other end of the Upper Floor, a Lanai offers a bug-free outdoor space as well as elevated views of the front of the property. Separated by the fourth full Guest Bath is a large, functional Study with beautiful built-in desks, shelves, and display spaces for art work and memorabilia.

Kristy Yozamp has maintained a strong relationship with these homeowners since the home was built years ago and continued to help them find new artwork and furniture because they had so much fun figuring out all of the interior design, furnishings, and artwork in this home. No room is without the rustic, lodge style the homeowners wanted, but none of the rooms are finished the same, which makes for rooms with very distinct character that feel like a part of the greater whole. Generous use of stone and thick, chiseled edge slabs for the counter tops added to the solid overall feel of the home. The wrought iron grillwork on the two stone fireplaces, the hand-scraped hickory floors, the bead board detailing on the walls and ceiling, and the many antler-inspired fixtures, including the moose head, really make this home feel like a comfortable cabin in the woods.  

Deschutes County - Collins Road

Designed and Built by Pacwest Builders

This 5764 sq ft Collins Road custom home designed by Steven Van Sant was voted the Best of Show in the over $4,000,000 class of the 2007 COBA Tour of Homes. In addition to Best of Show, this custom home was also recognized with awards for Best Garage, Best Front Facade, Best Landscaping, Best Kitchen, Best Interior Design, Best Master Suite and Best Value.

Steve Van Sant was quoted on the design of this home: "It looks as though it grew there and we carved it out of the ground. It is truly meant to blend into the landscape, to be part of the environment."

Broken Top - Green Lakes Loop

Designed and Built by Pacwest Builders

We were lucky enough to get to work with these clients twice; designing and building two homes for them in the Broken Top Community of Bend Oregon. They liked the home that Steve Van Sant of Pacwest Builders designed for them so much that they bought another lot and started fresh on their new home. Steve started with an original custom design based on their meetings and conversations and they ended up with a very similar layout to their first home with a few critical tweaks that made the home perfect for them.

From the outside, this home has a very private, yet inviting feel with a landscaped entry courtyard accessed through a wrought iron gate between massive stone columns that support timber trusses and a gable roof. Immediately after entering the home from the deep covered porch, the view of the golf course through the Great Room window wall is hard to miss. The beam work from outside carries through and large trusses frame the stone fireplace. The Master Bedroom and one Guest Suite are on opposite sides of the main floor with a second Guest Bedroom on the upper floor, separated from the Media Room by a Guest Bathroom. This layout, as well as sound insulation in the walls and floor, allows for loud movies or TV well after others have gone to bed in the Master on the opposite end of the house. Facing the golf course, an Outdoor Kitchen with a patio heater extends the comfortable outdoor time well into winter, even in Bend, Oregon.

Kristy Yozamp and our clients did an amazing job coming up with the right combination of tile, granite, and cabinets to create very distinct spaces.  The unique full-height back-splashes found in the Kitchen, Butler’s Pantry, Utility Room, and bar really finish those rooms off nicely. They worked closely with Bladt’s Custom Woodworking to dial in all of the cabinetry; from the layout of the master closet to the design of the hood over the range, no detail was left to chance. No two rooms are finished the same, but all of them come together to make a home that is truly better than the sum of its parts.  

Caldera Springs - Trailmere Circle

Designed and Built by Pacwest Builders - 2014 Tour of Homes Winner

This home was designed by Spencer Williams for a wonderful couple as a second home to get them closer to their kids, and most importantly, their grandkids. Since they were still living and working in Washington during the design and construction, emailing drawings and photos was key for getting them the home they wanted. Kristy Yozamp would capitalize on their visits during construction to dial in all of the interior selections from the finish of the hand-scraped hickory floors to the handles and pulls on all of the custom cabinetry. One of the key features for the homeowners was a temperature controlled wine room to house their favorite bottles. This home won "Best Architectural Design", "Best Kitchen", "Best Interior Finish", "Best Value", "Best Landscaping", and "Best of Show" for the $925,000-1,000,000 category.

The Reserve at Broken Top - Exteriors

For years, Pacwest designed & built all of the homes in The Reserve at Broken Top, which is a small neighborhood between Broken Top & Tetherow off of Mount Washington Dr. with a bicycle & running trail passing through it, connecting to Phil’s Trail after meandering through the Highlands at Broken Top. After years of exclusive development, Pacwest opened it up to other builders & designers, but have continued building quality homes in a unique neighborhood.

Broken Top - Exteriors

Over the Years Steve Van Sant has designed too many homes in Broken Top to keep track of; it’s almost easier for him to point out homes he didn’t’ design that those that he did. In addition to those, Spencer Williams has designed a handful &, prior to Steve & Spencer joining the Pacwest team, Pacwest was building other designers & architects plans. That said, we didn’t start having professional photographs taken of all of the homes until well after these homes being completed, so we took exterior photos from the street to avoid disrupting the lives of our homeowners to get interior photos.

Pronghorn - Canyon View

This is a truly unique property located on the rim of a canyon on the 8th hole of the Fazio golf course at Pronghorn, which features a natural lava tube that runs hundreds of yards back into the hillside. Steve van Sant helped this couple select their lot when initial sales started, but we had to wait 10+ years to actually build the home. Kristy Yozamp had a lot of fun working with the homeowners dialing in the interior finishes & selecting all of their furniture & art. The home turned out beautifully & was worth the wait for everyone involved.

Awbrey Butte - Remarkable

Designed and Built by Pacwest Builders

Like many of the homes Steve Van Sant has designed on Awbrey Butte, this home boasts some amazing views of the Cascades. Steve balanced the cut and fill on the lot with this design to keep the driveway from becoming too steep, which is a common issue on Awbrey Butte, while maintaining great views from the main floor as well as from the walk-out basement. The home not only has expansive outdoor spaces on the view side of the home, but also creates a more intimate, sheltered outdoor space with an entry courtyard with a stone wall surrounding a water feature as a great place to escape the heat on summer evenings.  

Kristy Yozamp made sure no interior detail was overlooked while working with the homeowners on selections from the antiqued finish of the island down to the deco runs in the bathrooms. She also worked with them to make sure they were getting the most bang for their buck with all of their selections and using Pacwest's purchasing power to get them everything for the best deal around.