Obsidian House

Big Sky, Montana
Rising on a ridge high above the Yellowstone Club, this home captures sweeping mountain vistas through bold form and enduring materiality. Reclaimed timber, Montana moss rock, and steel reflect the strength and quiet elegance of the alpine landscape.

Interior Design
Eberlein Design Consultants

Builder
On-Site Management

Landscape Architecture
Design Workshop

Photography
Audrey Hall

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Designed for a family seeking year-round connection to the mountains, the home responds to both the drama and exposure of its ridge-top site. A terraced plan follows the natural slope, creating protected outdoor rooms and framing views of Lone Mountain through precision glazing. Durable, locally sourced materials withstand the alpine climate while grounding the architecture in regional character.

As featured in Mountain Living Magazine, 2023

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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.