HGTV Dream Home 2006

The connections Platt speaks of are reinforced by borrowing from local building types and utilizing local materials with natural, unworked surfaces in traditional shapes, such as bark shakes, hand-hewn logs and rough-sawn timbers. "The house will take full advantage of the site and the surrounding environment," notes Parker Platt, "to accommodate the lifestyle of a leisurely mountain retreat and reflect the colors, materials and shapes of the Southern Appalachians."