Dancing Hearts

Big Sky, Montana
Tucked into a steep Montana hillside, this 3,700‑square‑foot mountain retreat blends effortlessly into the terrain while opening toward the Spanish Peaks. Rough‑hewn timber, stone, and precise glazing articulate its alpine identity.

Interior Design
homeowner

Builder
Yellowstone Traditions

Photography
Audrey Hall

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3a-DHEARTS
Rocky grade conditions inspire a terraced foundation and multi-level outdoor access, creating movement that feels connected to the hillside. Daylight and Spanish Peaks views are captured through carefully choreographed openings. Designed as both a launchpad for adventure and a sanctuary for winter calm, the home embraces Montana’s seasonal rhythms.
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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.