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“The view out the front doors is our television,” says Zach. “You can see three different mountains—Mount Hood, St. Helens, and Adams—all from one viewpoint.”

Muuto socket lamps hang from the industrial ceiling of the lobby, where guests choose from a bevy of seating including Ligne Roset armchairs, Viccarbe "Aleta" lounge chairs, and a Tacchini "Kelly H" chair.

Located two hours from the clients' home in Santiago, the House in El Peumo is set on a sandy plateau surrounded by pines and cypresses.

Built entirely from teak harvested on-site, this breezy solar-powered home in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica, ticks all the right boxes for a pair of avid environmentalists who love surfing.

The original fireplace was cleaned up and repaired. "Also, the room previously had just a small passageway to the kitchen and no real place to put a television. We’re not big TV watchers, so we wanted to keep the mantle TV-free, so that it was not a focal point of the room," says Valencia. "We opened up the passage to the kitchen to give the home a modern layout and added a built-in TV/media cabinet (on the left wall)."

Vertical blue-painted steel siding and horizontal cedar planks clad the exterior.

The outdoor patio and corridor give guests an impressive tour of the property grounds.

Fortunately, the damaged exterior and dismally dark 1970s interior didn’t scare away NMT Financial, who were captivated by the home wrapped around a massive oak tree embedded into the inner courtyard. Oakland-based See Arch was hired to restore the home’s modernist character while updating the dwelling to contemporary standards.