Camp Pretty Bird

McCall, Idaho

Nestled along a quiet river in McCall, Idaho, this retreat is designed to feel both untamed and elegant. Built from log construction, reclaimed timber, and native stone, it mirrors the rugged beauty and seasonal rhythms of the surrounding forest.

Interior Design
Jake Arnold

Builder
Todd Allen Construction

Photography
Gabe Border

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Created for clients with lifelong ties to Idaho, the home was envisioned to feel natural, enduring, and livable in every season. The architecture follows the site’s contours—opening toward the river while enclosing intimate moments within layers of reclaimed wood and stone. Oversized glazing immerses the interiors in their surroundings while maintaining exceptional energy performance.

As featured in Architectural Digest 2020

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LARRY PEARSON

Larry Pearson
Founding Principal

University of California, Santa Cruz

Larry Pearson loves to ask questions. His favorite ones start with the same word: “How.” How do we define yet integrate space: space for solitude, space for family, space for friends? How do we tie the lines of architecture to this natural backdrop? How can we authentically connect humans with design—physically, visually, socially, and emotionally?

For more than three decades, these are the design puzzles Larry has worked to solve, one structure at a time, each a unique answer in itself. Influenced by his clients’ dreams; his travels in the US, Asia, and Europe; and a palpable fascination with regional materials and settings, Larry thirsts to create bespoke designs that enrich human patterns of life…or even create new ones.

The natural migration from room to room, the uninterrupted flow from inside to outside, the internal human shifts from “world” to “home”—those are the elements Larry always seeks to elevate, enhance, and ease through design.