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Al Stone made these wood coffee tables. Father and daughter made and stained the wood screens.

Decking on the forest side of the residence leads from the entry to a screened porch.

Floor plan of The Outpost by 30x40 Design Workshop

Floor plan of Sol Shed by Laura Killam Architecture

Floor Plan of SI House by Iragüen Viñuela Arquitectos

The open kitchen is the home’s heart—and its literal center, designed so the couple can host casual gatherings with friends and family. Iragüen Viñuela chose light gray granite countertops, and matching engineered wood cabinets.

Set across five acres, the property includes forested terrain and portions of a creek.

The living area is backed by sheer glass supported by wood beams. Here and in the side wings of the house, glazing tilts inward near the floor, making the volumes appear to float.

In the kitchen, the counter height is midway between standard Western and Japanese conventions, a compromise Rob made with his wife, Junko.

The firm envisioned the pool as a spot where water floods the stone, "almost in a way of a pond remaining after the turning tides."

The interior stonework echoes the exterior, so that it feels as though the structure has been carved from the hillside.

The solution to the problem of the telephone pole was to place the entry at the side. “Putting the home entry on the side allows one to create full rooms at each end of the house without running a hallway through them,” says Wu.

Floor plan of Bonton Midcentury by Open Studio Collective