The Vandevert Ranch Design Rules and Guidelines give owners maximum flexibility in designing their log homes while assuring that all designs preserve the views from other houses and are compatible with the character of the ranch. The sixteen houses now on the ranch are a testimony to the success of this philosophy and the productive relationships between the individual homeowners and the Design Review Committee. The Committee consists of owners appointed by the Vandevert Ranch Association board of directors, elected by all owners.

House exteriors are primarily log (full log or half log) with some wood (e.g. barn siding) and some natural stone. Vandevert Ranch houses have appeared in such national magazines as Architectural Digest and Log Homes Illustrated, and in architectural books such as Inside Log Homes by Cindy Thiede and Northwest Style by Ann Wall Frank. Photos of the homes can be seen in the Gallery.

 

Architects Who Have Designed Houses on the Ranch

Janet Jarvis
The Jarvis Group
P.O. Box 626
Ketchum, Idaho 83340
Phone: 208-726-4031
Fax:  208-726-4097

Jean Rehkamp Larson
Rehkamp Larson Architects
2732 West 43 rd Street
Minneapolis, MN 55410
Phone:  612-285-7275
Fax:  612-285-7274

Jerry Locati
Locati Architects
1007 East Main Street
Bozeman, MT 59715
Phone:  406-587-1139
Fax:  406-587-7369

Thomas W. Thompson, Architect
600 SW 10th Avenue
Portland, OR 97205
Phone:  503-225-1096

Contractors Who Have Built Houses on the Ranch

Ross Alexander
Ross Alexander Construction
1925 NE Taylor Court
Bend, OR 97701
Phone:  541-382-3862

Paul Dehen, President
Aware Construction
23930 SE Scott Ridge Terrace
Sherwood, OR 97140-8371
Phone:  503-784-7583

Steve Bennett
Steve Bennett & Company
498 NW State Street
Bend, OR 97701
Phone:  541-383-5833
Fax:  541-312-4604

Brad Davis
BJ Davis Construction
22121 Erickson
Bend, OR 97701
Phone:  541-330-6339

Wayne Mutchler
Mutchler Construction Company
Phone and Fax:  503-297-1139

Bill Neary
Oregon Log Homes
P.O. Box 310
1399 N Hwy 197
Maupin, OR 97037
Office (541) 395-2533
Fax (541) 395-2469

Bob Williams
Sun Forest Construction
209 NE Greenwood
Bend, OR 97701
Phone :  541-385-8522

Landscape Architects and Contractors with Experience on the Ranch

Ron Lutsko, Jr. (Landscape Architect)
Lutsko Associates
2815 18th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone:  415-920 2800
Fax:  415-920 2809

David Vala (Landscape Architect)
Vala-Christensen Architects
714 Fremont Street
Portland, OR 97227
Phone:  503-335-8008
Fax:  503-335-6906

Eileen Obermiller (Landscape Architect)
Dappled Earth
PO Box 97
Powell Butte, OR 97753
Phone: 541.350.7436
eileen@dappledearth.com
www.dappledearth.com

Sam Sobotta (Landscape Contractor)
Country Land Design, LLC
1044 SE Paiute Way, Ste. 104
Bend, OR 97702
Phone:  541-388-8114
Fax: 541-388-8330

Pam Poeske (Landscape Contractor)
Little River Design & Landscape
16428 Finley Butte Road
La Pine, OR 97739
Phone:  541-536-1512