Set against a stunning Rocky Mountain backdrop, this spectacular home breathes luxury throughout but at the same times shows an in-depth and thorough concern for the environment by its use of salvaged materials both in the timber frame structure itself, and also in the ceiling, cabinetry and flooring. Two-century-old timbers for the timber frame structure were reclaimed from log booms in the Ottawa River as well as old factories and warehouses in Toronto. Ceiling boards and cabinetry were crafted from old logs that had been submerged in British Columbia's Ruby Lake. These logs had been underwater for at least 100 years and still retain the beautiful wood quality and tight growth rings present in old-growth Douglas Fir. The floorboards were crafted from timbers reclaimed from an old original Canadian Pacific Railway trestle in British Columbia that would otherwise have been destroyed.

Indigenous materials such as locally-quarried "Rundle" stone was used on both the exterior walls as well as indoor structural columns, walls, fireplaces and entry floors. The use of local stone against the warm patina of salvaged Douglas Fir gives this home a feeling that is almost castle-like without being too large and overbearing.

For more information on Falcon's View, please read the article published in Mountain Living, October 2003.