Architecture and interior design firm hackerhas shared photos of the Black Butte Ranch Lodge he completed in Sisters, Oregon.
Originally planned and constructed in the early 1970s, Black Butte Ranch is located at the base of The Three Sisters Mountains, it received a comprehensive redevelopment plan in 2013, and the new lakeside entertainment and dining complex (completed in 2016 ) and a new general store (completed in 2021), the team turned its attention to the resort’s 50-year-old lodge.
The new structure aims to respect and evolve the design language of the original farm buildings and aims to enhance the experience of the surrounding landscape through careful framing and layering of views.
The exterior is clad with sho sugi ban (burned cedar), a traditional wood treatment that maintains the weathered appearance of the previous building while providing additional durability and connection to the forest fires inherent in the area.
This focus on local resources is also reflected in the landscape design, which utilizes drought-tolerant native plants, encourages habitat creation, and celebrates the surrounding environment. Building materials were purchased regionally whenever possible, adding to the lodge’s unique architecture while reducing transportation impacts and boosting the local economy.
The interior celebrates the ranch tradition of highlighting wood through its exposed structure and finishes, using contrasting tones of native wood species to create warmth and openness.
The entire space is set around a distinctive textured double-height stone fireplace, bringing the old memories of the old lodge back into the new.
As much wood as possible has been salvaged from the original lodge to create the guard rails, screens, furniture and wall finishes.
This connection extends outside also. The cedar tree installed on the site could not be saved, so it was converted into custom tabletops for the restaurant and bar.
The restaurant booths appear to have been spaced out as if the nearby Metolius River has created pools in the underlying lava flows.
The new 27,000-square-foot building covers twice the square footage of the existing lodge and is divided into three main sections: a restaurant, bar, a fireside lounge, an upper floor lounge and bar, private dining rooms and public spaces including an outdoor lounge. , a private event area featuring a large event room (split into two separate spaces), large dressing room and meeting room, and a state-of-the-art kitchen with extended catering services, centrally located for service. Requirements for complete facility.
Take a look at the architectural drawings and plans of the lodge here.
