Designed to fit the hillside, this home creates a private retreat with living spaces, the primary bedroom, and screened porch overlooking the forest and screened from the road.
Photos by Mark Terry

While the rear of the house opens to embrace its forest setting, the front facade remains humble and understated. A subtle notch in the plan forms a covered porch, creating an entry that slips naturally into the geometry rather than announcing itself with a prominent front door.

The front entrance is visually screened, tucked into the corner of the angled floor plan. Surprises unfold within.

The slatted screen shelters the front porch, with large format tile flooring extending from inside to out.

The bright foyer is a dramatic circulation hub of the house, connecting bedroom wing, garage/mudroom access, and acces to kitchen and stairs down to the gym and art studio.

View of foyer with main living spaces visible at back left.

The roof tilts up to the dramatic view in the living room, with large windows following the ceiling plane. A custom built-in credenza and slatted acoustic wall echoes the vertical slats of the foyer.

The sculpted ceilng opens up over the dining and living spaces.

Warm, minimal palette and a dramatic view from the kitchen window.

Screen porch view: custom steel railing with minimal detailng and large unbroken screen panels allow for a livable space with uninterrupted forest view.

A projecting window seat in the primary suite creates a cozy nook, and frames the forest view.

Primary bath shower area; a large high window above a colorful tile accent wall complements the clean minimal space.

The house’s angled plan embraces a private forest view to the Northeast, and shields the house from the two roads to West and South.