It sim­pli­fied exca­va­tion require­ments and allowed the house to both engage and detach itself where needed from the wild land­scape of the site. Inhab­it­ing a por­tion of this deck is an L‑shaped “bar” hous­ing the bed­rooms, bath­rooms, kitchen and entry areas. Over­lap­ping this vol­ume is the cubic “box” that con­tains a col­lec­tion of multi-use spaces such as the liv­ing room, din­ing room and study. These spaces are both defined and unde­fined, blur­ring the expe­ri­ence of inside and out, mak­ing this mod­est house appear larger.

The large roof deck con­tin­ues the fluid move­ment through the house, acco­mo­dat­ing friends and fam­ily. The only man­i­cured grass of the prop­erty exists at the end of the roof deck. A set of exte­rior stairs work down a screened shower area, lead­ing back to the pri­mary deck and pool area.

The “bar” mate­r­ial is cedar in hor­i­zon­tal strips and exposed screens. The “box” mate­r­ial are large com­pos­ite pan­els, in a stag­gered ash­lar pattern.