Architect-designed modern ranch-style home with a two-car garage, pitched rooflines, and a welcoming front porch, set against a backdrop of open sky and natural landscape
Architect-designed modern ranch-style home with a two-car garage, pitched rooflines, and a welcoming front porch, set against a backdrop of open sky and natural landscape
Architect-designed modern ranch-style home with a two-car garage, pitched rooflines, and a welcoming front porch, set against a backdrop of open sky and natural landscape

42 Riverwalk Lane | USA

A hillside family retreat designed by Slate Design Co., where we delivered a full CD sets ensuring precision, clarity, and constructability across every phase.

42 Riverwalk Lane | USA

A hillside family retreat designed by Slate Design Co., where we delivered a full CD sets ensuring precision, clarity, and constructability across every phase.

Introduction

Slate Design Co. partnered with the BIM builders to bring a hillside family retreat to life.

Set beside the river and framed by mountain contours, the project required architectural and structural BIM modeling, complete visualization, and documentation that reflected the site’s calm, cohesive intent.


Services Provided

BIM Modelling

Duration

1 Week

Square footage

2,512 S.F.

Categories

Modern single-story wooden cabin with warm interior lights, surrounded by greenery, set against a twilight sky with mountains in the background.
Modern single-story wooden cabin with warm interior lights, surrounded by greenery, set against a twilight sky with mountains in the background.
Modern single-story wooden cabin with warm interior lights, surrounded by greenery, set against a twilight sky with mountains in the background.

Challenges

Frequent design updates and rugged topography created major coordination challenges.

Rapid revisions caused version drift between architecture and structure, while steep slopes and retaining interfaces complicated the foundation strategy and on-site clarity.

Architectural sketch of a modern building featuring large windows and a balcony area.
Architectural sketch of a modern building featuring large windows and a balcony area.
Architectural sketch of a modern building featuring large windows and a balcony area.
Architectural sketch of a modern building featuring large windows and a balcony area.
Architectural sketch of a modern building featuring large windows and a balcony area.
Architectural sketch of a modern building featuring large windows and a balcony area.

Solutions

We integrated as Slate Design’s remote BIM partner, managing all updates and coordination.

By maintaining a single Revit master, disciplined sheet standards, and weekly model drops, we eliminated version drift. Terrain-informed modeling aligned structure and slope, while contextual renders resolved siting, privacy, and view concerns before documentation.

Night view of modern wooden cabins with warm lights glowing inside, set against a dark cloudy sky with landscaped greenery in the foreground.
Night view of modern wooden cabins with warm lights glowing inside, set against a dark cloudy sky with landscaped greenery in the foreground.
Night view of modern wooden cabins with warm lights glowing inside, set against a dark cloudy sky with landscaped greenery in the foreground.