“One of the most important aspects of this house is the timber roof,” says architect Gabe Hodge. “There are no interior partitions that engage with that roof—it’s free from the fireplace all the way to the other end of the house.” The effect is a continuous, unbroken canopy that amplifies the feeling of openness. The kitchen, pantry, and powder room are conceived as a block of smaller spaces within the open floor plan. Photo 6 of 18 in How They Pulled It Off: An Upside-Down House Rises From a 19th-Century Railbed

How They Pulled It Off: An Upside-Down House Rises From a 19th-Century Railbed

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"One of the most important aspects of this house is the timber roof," says architect Gabe Hodge. "There are no interior partitions that engage with that roof—it’s free from the fireplace all the way to the other end of the house." The effect is a continuous, unbroken canopy that amplifies the feeling of openness. The kitchen, pantry, and powder room are conceived as a block of smaller spaces within the open floor plan.