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“The feeling of being inside while connected to the environment was really important to us,” says Brooks. “And so the surrounding landscape had a really big impact on everything that we did with the house.”

With large openings on three sides, Brooks says it’s almost like a 180 degree view. And while traditional porches might feature railings, they kept the edges wide open to enhance clear views in all directions.

The architects oriented the house, and the porch’s largest opening, toward the east to optimize natural light and views toward the hillside.

“We wanted to keep the whole house as a kind of perfect cubic volume, and so the porch was a carve-out of that volume, as opposed to a kind of additive element,” says Markiewicz.

Our Place’s cookware in Butter Yellow

Quince’s European Linen sheet set, as seen in pine.

Floor Plan of Good Taste, Good Times by Loaf

The cork flooring from the den continues into the primary bedroom, which opens to a semi-private outdoor garden.

In the primary bathroom, Mariana picked a Portuguese marble in desert pink for the countertops and shelf. "I love the contrast of the pink with the green and the wood,

The plywood continues to Eduardo's bathroom, as does the nautical artwork.

Mariana's father Eduardo lives with the family, and was in need of his own private spaces. In Eduardo's bedroom, Koetter and Studebaker converted an oversized closet to a small study and lounge area with built-ins in Baltic Birch.

Designed to feel like the cabin of a boat, Eduardo's bedroom is clad in marine grade plywood.

In their son's closet, painting the casework bright colors helped bring character and life to the space.

The lower level den received new flooring in cork to warm up the space, and nod to Mariana's Portuguese roots, where cork is a major export. New built-ins help define and ground the space, which previously felt like a transition zone.

The countertop and backsplash are Mother of Pearl polish slab, and the hood is custom made out of copper.

In the kitchen, designers Alfie Koetter and Luke Studebaker worked with woodworker Aaron Hauser of Mason Haus to create custom new millwork inspired by the look and feel of the original cabinetry. Hauser sourced sequence matched natural birch that was rotary cut to create the cabinets.

The breakfast nook of Mariana van Zeller and Darren Foster's kitchen blends original details of the 1960s home with new insertions, plus keepsakes from the couple's travels around the world.