Michael Doty's charred-timber Shaw Mesa chalet overlooks Rocky Mountains in Idaho

US architecture firm Michael Doty Associates has embedded this blackened-wood residence into its mountainous surroundings in rural Idaho.Called Shaw Mesa residence, the 3,850-square-foot (358-square-metre) property is located on a site in between the Sawtooth and White Clouds Mountains, which form part of the Rocky Mountains in the western United States.Michael Doty Associates excavated part of the inclined site to make way for the house. The roof gently slopes up towards views to the moun