Cottage Modern

Flathead Lake, Montana
Descending a 60-foot slope on the eastern shore of Flathead Lake, this five-level home connects forest canopy to water through a series of terraces, bridges, and decks. Reclaimed timber, charred wood, stone, and steel define the structure, grounding it in the rugged lakeshore terrain.

Interior Design
Pearson Design Group Interiors

Builder
Denman Construction

Photography
Gibeon Photography

2-COTTAGE-MOD
3-COTTAGE-MOD
The family sought a lasting retreat that felt both architectural and organic to the site. A cascading plan links the 3,000-square-foot main house to a 1,000-square-foot cabin below, balancing exposure and privacy while maintaining uninterrupted views of the lake.

As featured in Mountain Living Magazine, 2023

View Press
04-COTAGE-MOD
4-COTTAGE-MOD
5-COTTAGE-MOD
6a-COTTAGE-MOD
6b-COTTAGE-MOD
7-COTTAGE-MOD
8-COTTAGE-MOD
9-COTTAGE-MOD
10-COTTAGE-MOD
11-COTTAGE-MOD
12-COTAGE-MOD

MORE LIKE THIS ∣

ALL PROJECTS

HERO-EVERWOOD

Everwood

NW Montana

HERO-COTTAGE-MOD

Cottage Modern

Flathead Lake, Montana

HERO-LAYER

Layer House

Whitefish, Montana

HERO-DRIFTWOOD

Driftwood

Flathead Lake, Montana

HERO-RESTHAVEN

Rest Haven Camp

Whitefish, Montana

HERO_TAPAWINGO

Tapawingo Lake Camp

Northern Wisconsin

HERO-NORTHSHORE

North Shore Cabin

Flathead Lake, Montana

HERO-WHITEFISH

Whitefish Ridge

Whitefish, Montana

HERO-UPSTATE

Upstate Lake Camp

Hudson Valley, New York

HERO-MINNESOTA

Minnesota Lake Lodge

Nisswa, Minnesota

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.