Richard Neutra’s Log Cabin in Montana

In the early 1950s Richard Neutra conceived a 2,500-square-foot log house in Bozeman, Montana, featuring hand-hewn logs in a nod to the state’s vernacular.

Neutra was invited to deliver a lecture on his perceptions of urbanism in the West for a university summer program at Bozeman. Nick Helburn, a professor of geography at Montana State University, fondly remembers the architect sarcastically remarking that suburban ranch developments were characterized by “seven feet of ranch on one side of the house and seven feet on the other.” Helburn also recalls being particularly impressed with Neutra’s position on landscape and nature. After Neutra’s lecture, Helburn introduced himself and asked if the architect might be interested in working with him and his wife on a “small and modest project.”

Neutra decided the house was to be of log construction from the outset and that this decision was made with financial, technical and aesthetic concerns in mind. The more unusual aspects of the project are the sod roof, the log construction and the radiant heating system.

Helburn house, Bozeman, Montana, USA, by Richard Neutra
via: Architectural Digest

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