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The living area retains the home's original fireplace and masonry wall, with new sliding doors next to the kitchen that connect to the side yard. The sofa and side chair are from Ariake, the ottoman table from Hem, and the rug is from Hay.

Built-in benches line the living room.

The backyard office looks out on a beautiful cherry tree. “I feel so fortunate that while I’m working I can see this tree and beyond it the home that Becca designed for us,” says Alex.

During the day, a skylight illuminates the master bathroom.

On a rocky bank, Hebra Arquitectos builds a breezy home that opens wide to nature.

The interior is clad in white pine and narrow skylights help to brighten the space.

Custom storage wraps the entry to the laundry room.

The addition was shifted into the trees so that it doesn’t overwhelm the site. That also gives the main living spaces a treehouse-like feel when gazing out from inside.

Walkways bridge over the site to disturb it as little as possible.

Before: “I felt like it was in a park setting,” says Rogers. “I don't think I've ever worked on a site that beautiful before in the East Bay. It’s very unusual to have those kinds of features in such a large site.”

The original home was converted into a bedroom level, and given a second-story addition and roof deck. The dark exterior color, a charcoal-eggplant hue, lets the landscape colors stand out in contrast. “The existing house roof became the roof deck,” says Rogers. “And then I just shifted over the addition so that it floated over the landscape.”

Grace added a black-and-white striped motif to the roof deck, via Majestic International Vertical Stripe Bean Bag Loungers and a striped umbrella.

The new kitchen doors open seamlessly to the outdoor dining space with patio chairs from Houzz. Stairs lead up to the new roof deck.

Before: The kitchen was to the left, and the main bedroom to the right.

A firepit and cowboy pool are ready for outdoor hangs, with a pink striped beach umbrella from Business & Pleasure.

The new ADU has a separate address and electrical meter, and was also completely remodeled.