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The clients loved the sound of rainwater splashing onto the rock outcropping and didn't want to lose it, so the design team rigged up a spout that deposits water at the right place to accentuate the sounds the clients love. They then had the idea to collect and recycle the water back on the roof so that the tonal experience can be enjoyed in the dry summers as well.

Overhangs and one-foot-thick insulation keep the interiors naturally cool in the summer and warm in the winter.

The stone wall was designed to look as though it had been there as long as the original rock formation.

Greenway Studio designed this home addition In Victoria, British Columbia, to blend in with an existing natural rock formation.

Greenway designed the lantern-esque light fixtures throughout the space.

A custom maple table by Duff & Co. serves as a work-from-home hub or a place for the family to gather around and work on a puzzle—that isn't the kitchen table. The south-facing nook gets plenty of natural light, even on the gloomiest of Pacific Northwest days.

The rock outcropping in the backyard of this house in Victoria, British Columbia influenced the design scheme of the home's addition. To visually integrate the form, architect Bruce Greenway took shorn-off pieces of rock and constructed a curving wall that extends into the house.

The rock outcropping in the backyard of this house in Victoria, British Columbia, influenced the design of the home’s addition.