The clients, both physicians, spend long working days indoors with little access to natural light. When they approached the design team for a home for their young family, their first priorities were daylight and views. The site they had chosen, a steep wooded hilltop, offered both, but it presented considerable challenges to building.

We listened, and a few things came through clearly. They love height. They were willing to trade an easy, flat house for a better view, even if it meant more stairs every day. They loved the idea of seeing a wall of glass as they came up the driveway. They’re also a family on the move, with bikes, kayaks, and motorcycles, and a garage where every tool has its own spot. And their questions came from real life: they had just bought a grill, and one of the first things they asked was how it would get to the deck.