Art

A close-up of Pierre Pozzi's paper fringe walls shows the material contrast with his simple wooden furniture and ceramic tile floors.

Curtiss describes the floor plan as “super efficient but with gracious moments.” Instead of maximizing room size, she ensured that shared spaces were adequately sized. In the upstairs hallway, that means two or three people can pass each other with relative ease.

With expansive EcoHaus Internorm windows, the space feels larger than its 1,400 square feet.

main hallway

White-oak stairs connect the first-floor living spaces with the upstairs sleeping areas.

Stairs with wooden treads. Strandwood House by Kilian Piltz and Wolgang Warnkross. © Edzard Piltz. upinteriors.com/go...

Even the stairs reflect the materials at the heart of the project with their blend of cork, timber, and black against a white backdrop.

The clients insisted that none of the trees on the property be disturbed, so Kevin Alter and his team at Alterstudio Architecture built a deck and an overhang around two of them.

A constantly moving shaft of natural light that edges along an oak bench is a defining element in the room.