<ul><li>Portland-based studio Hacker Architects has replaced an outdated lodge with a blackened wood-and-glass structure.</li><li>Black Butte Ranch sits on 1,800-acre parcel of land at the base of The Three Sisters peaks in Oregon's Central Cascade mountains.</li><li>Hacker Architects opted to replace the lodge rather than renovate it.</li><li>Hacker used a massing inspired by the local topography.</li><li>The exterior is clad in cedar charred in Japanese fashion, while clerestory windows bring light into the space from all directions.</li><li>Blackened wood features on the exterior and interior of the twice-the-size-of-the-original-lodge building.</li><li>The door was created using a CNC machine to depict lava flowing from below the mountains and other scenes from the landscape.</li><li>The interior celebrates the ranch tradition of highlighting wood through its exposed structure and finishes.</li><li>The design honours and evolves the design language of the original ranch buildings.</li><li>Hacker completed the lodge after  a year-long community outreach process.</li></ul>

Volcanic landscape informs Hacker Architects design of Oregon lodge

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