The exterior of a beautiful mountain home near Grand Junction, Colo., features a striking combination of natural materials including actual 14-inch diameter logs and RHEINZINK roof panels. The 3,400-square-foot residence doubles as a fishing lodge for the owners and features life-like images of a rainbow trout and cutthroat trout pounded from RHEINZINK and mounted on the exterior.      

A primary objective of the design team, composed of Mike Burgoyne and Rehn Hassell of Yunker Associates, Minneapolis, was to use a palette of completely natural materials. Approximately 8,900 square feet of pre-weathered graphite-gray RHEINZINK was utilized for the double-lock standing seam roof, gutter system and select interior applications. The stained log surfaces are also very weathered — unlike normal log home logs that are highly polished and stained a reddish color.