Modern West

Modern West by Chase Reynolds Ewald, published by Gibbs Smith on September 23, 2025, presents a collection of fifteen elegant, modern homes set against stunning western landscapes, including locations such as Park City, Big Sky, and Santa Fe. This edition, comprising 224 pages in English, explores how each residence uniquely interprets the modern West, showcasing the interplay of architecture and its natural surroundings.
Readers will discover homes that reflect a blend of tradition and innovation, with designs that highlight the beauty of western living. From a transformed log home in Park City to a meticulously crafted mountain retreat in Sun Valley, the book illustrates the thoughtful integration of modern materials with traditional western aesthetics. The featured homes emphasize elements such as proportion, scale, and harmony, creating inviting spaces that celebrate the essence of home in the West.
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Modern West celebrates fifteen elegant, modern homes in breathtaking western settings, including Park City, Big Sky, Jackson, West Yellowstone, Sun Valley, and Santa Fe.
“From dramatic alpine peaks and quiet lakeshores to a desert mid-century design district, each home responds to its setting with a distinct interpretation of the modern West. Inspired by the limitless possibilities of place-based architecture, the book highlights how tradition and creativity converge in these spaces.”—Big Sky Journal
Chosen for proximity to skiing, lake views, and mountain living, the homes in Modern West are carefully crafted, professionally built, and expertly designed to highlight western living. A dated, dark log home becomes an industrial-feeling space infused with light in Park City; proportion, scale, harmony, and the interplay of shadow and light take front and center in a mountain home designed from the ground up in Sun Valley; and a house in Santa Fe made for guests and entertaining features open spaces using wood, stucco, and rusted metal to create a neutral but textured backdrop for rooms invested with a New Mexico modernist aesthetic. In this book, modern materials mix with traditional western design and décor to create more than a dozen gorgeous homes worth celebrating.
Author Chase Reynolds Ewald brings 25 years of experiences writing about art, travel, design, food, people, and western lifestyle to share the very best of modern western architecture in these homes that will inspire and delight.
More Accolades:
“Ewald and Hall note that while the contemporary homes featured in this book vary widely by size and style, they are united by their profound respect for the land, a pursuit of authenticity and an understanding that a home in the West is not just about where you live but how you choose to live your life.”—Mountain Living Magazine
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