Coasting out from Oklahoma City, urban backdrop dissipates into country, light pollution fades. Signs of civilization thin and nearly drop out, but among the turbines, half a mile from the Canadian River’s red-stained waters, a cabin sits perched on the high point of an eighty-acre plot. As a child, the owner listened to his parents speculate on what an ideal spot for a home the site would make, and now that’s what it’s become. On waves of Bluestem Prairie, where nature reclaims dominion, Canadian River Cabin is the end of the road.
El Reno, Oklahoma
Single-Family
Built
Anticipated
September 2022
The big sky that envelops Canadian River Cabin, the verdancy of the landscape in spring—these natural set pieces prop up the home’s image as a warm, familial gathering space, a gateway to the quiet beauty of the Oklahoman prairie. The structure peers from atop a ridge onto a patchwork quilt of cultivated land that’s shaped by its proximity to the Canadian River. With guest and primary bedrooms that extend to the south, the home’s shape was designed to take views of this breathtaking scenery from as many perspectives as possible.
Contractor: RJ Designs
Structural: Obelisk Engineering
Photography: Leonid Furmansky
