Designed by Lightfoot Architecture, The North Rim Reverie is a modern sanctuary bathed in light, where glass, wood, and stone flow effortlessly between indoors and out. Perched above Bend, Oregon, with distant mountain views, this 3,000-square-foot home captures the quiet magic of natural materials, timeless design, and the healing rhythm of nature.
If a home could heal, it would be this one. Tucked within Bend’s North Rim community, The North Rim Reverie feels like a breath. Expansive yet grounding, refined yet deeply human. Designed to embrace the rhythm of light and landscape, every surface, material, and window has been placed with intention, allowing the architecture to dissolve into the natural world around it.
DESIGN DETAILS
ARCHITECT Lightfoot Architecture
INTERIOR DESIGN Julanda Shannon Design
LANDSCAPE DESIGN Ani Cahill Design
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER Eclipse Engineering
CONTRACTOR Bear Creek Construction
From sunrise spilling across the ridgeline to the hush of evening light, this home seems to move with the day. Floor-to-ceiling glass wraps the open living area, offering unbroken views of distant peaks and the town below. Inside, a wood-burning fireplace, encased in steel, fluted walnut, and soft plaster – it glows quietly, with windows on either side, pulling your gaze outward.
The palette is warm and honest: dark walnut cabinetry, hand-made zellige tile, leathered natural stone, and rich wood flooring all working together in quiet harmony. Every element feels alive, raw yet refined, shaped by hand and time. It’s a home that doesn’t shout but hums; gentle, constant, restorative.
Soft plaster walls reflect the day’s changing tones, while curated lighting and wood ceilings add layers of depth. The design flows seamlessly between indoors and out: large sliding doors open to a terrace of flagstone and cedar, with raised steel garden beds and a concrete fireplace inviting slow nights under the stars. Here, the boundaries between architecture and nature disappear, and every line, texture, and material blurs into the landscape.
The North Rim is both grounding and transcendent, an exploration of how architecture can soothe the senses and reconnect us with what’s elemental. It is a space that celebrates light, craft, and nature’s artistry – a home where every moment, every detail, seems to breathe.
What We Love About This Home
The North Rim Reverie provides its inhabitants with a modern sanctuary that blends glass, wood, and stone, offering serene mountain views and a connection to nature. Every material and detail is thoughtfully crafted to create a home that soothes the senses and celebrates nature. From light-flooded interiors with rich wood and handmade tile to relaxing terraces that open onto mountain views, it’s a space designed for quiet reflection. We especially love the outdoor shower connected to the owner’s bathroom!
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Note: Be sure to check out a couple of other fascinating home tours that we have showcased here on One Kindesign in the state of Oregon: A modern oasis in Oregon’s high desert designed to capture mountain views and Contemporary hilltop house in Oregon with relaxed living indoors and out.
Every element, from the 13-foot kitchen island meant for gathering to the soft sound of the fountain outside, reflects a home made not just to be lived in, but to be felt.
In the primary suite, natural stone and plaster work together, warmed by a walnut vanity and one of the architect’s favorite details: a door leading to a private outdoor bathing space beneath the sky.
PHOTOGRAPHER Kayla McKenzie Photography
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