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Simple, refined details transform this atrium space into a contemporary, architectural solution that blends nicely with the existing framework.

The lower floor is built at a high section of the slope—about 1.65 feet below the ground—to create a living area that’s embedded within the terrain.

The light-filled stair wraps around a primitive factory elevator shaft.

The split-level home opens to a glimpse of the breathtaking view.

Stair detail with curios and plants. White oak and steel.

Laboring over every material and line, this project is the result of rigorous design and planning with the clients. With a constant requirement for precision, the joinery and timing of materials throughout the home create clean, harmonic spaces that carry one throughout the home. Celebrating a truth in materials, white walls highlight the wide variety of finishes including clear timber, sandstone, marble, cork, concrete, and steel.

Stairs to the upper level.

The architects divided the home into separate floors for sleeping, living, and working. Since the house is situated on a hill that slopes 20 feet from top to bottom, there are plenty of stairs. Those pictured above were crafted using wood salvaged from a 100-year-old bungalow that previously stood on the site.

Gray Organschi Architecture performed the overhaul, including a 650-square-foot roof addition, reached by a wood staircase, that’s part of a five-bedroom inn for musicians. - New Haven, Connecticut Dwell Magazine : September / October 2017

One of the more challenging aspects of the renovation, the staircase features a spine made of a single one-ton piece of powder-coated steel.

The balustrade is composed of wood fins.

The stair features custom installations by lighting designer Johanna Grawunder. When turned off, the panels appear as mirrors; when on, reflecting LED lights, giving the twisted stair forms an exaggerated “funhouse-like” effect.

The second floor is flooded with light; windows line the common corridor spaces.

CAB Architects deftly hid appliances, pantry storage, and a litter box for the owners' two cats in the cabinetry beneath this staircase.

The white-washed wood staircase is framed by wooden slat walls on both sides.

A view of the contrasting stairs that lead down to the main floor.

"I get a lot of personal satisfaction from the stairs and continuous handrail that runs from the rooftop deck to the ground floor," says Adair. "The stairs and this handrail detail took quite some time to perfect before they were made."