Flying Dollar Residence

Flying Dollar Residence is located adjacent to the runway of the Flying Dollar Airport in the Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania. Designed by Lundberg Design for clients who are both Manhattan-based pilots, the project replaces a previous manufactured home with a vacation retreat intended to serve as a quick flight escape from the city. The site’s half-mile grass runway, built in 1928, ends at a steep drop-off offering views across the valley, and its aviation context influenced the architectural response. The design centers on a single long, sloped roof with deep cantilevers that rise toward the south as the ground falls away, covering a guest wing, carport, garage and a two-story main house projecting from the hillside. The guest wing, completed in 2019, contains a flexible studio and bathroom tailored for use by both owners and visiting pilots. The structure relies on galvanized steel frames paired with cross-laminated timber slabs, which accommodate the 8-foot cantilevered eaves and provide exposed ceiling finishes. Thermally treated ash wood siding sourced from beetle-killed timber clads the exterior and will gradually weather. Details such as stainless steel-framed sliding barn doors and built-in steel furniture were fabricated locally, reflecting the site's aviation heritage.

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