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The backyard is one of this home’s best features. With a lot that nearly equals the square footage of the home itself, there was plenty of room to play with landscaping.

A steel-and-glass extension hosts the main living spaces and flows into the backyard.

The house is broken up so that the natural site flows through the courtyard, which has a fire pit and a hot tub.

The home displays several applications of the same materials—metal, glass, and concrete—a key characteristic of most Ellwood homes.

Clad in Western red cedar siding and punctuated with floor-to-ceiling windows, this minimalist two-bedroom home boasts sunrise views over the Sonoma hills.

To ensure continuity, the middle portion of the terrace—including integrated heaters, a ceiling fan, and a fire pit—is covered with a minimal slope roof that Wade Design Architects cleverly hid above a continuous line of structural beams.

A monolithic opening in the facade provides an entrance from the exterior into the courtyard. The property's extensive landscaping was completed by George Girvin, with outdoor lighting by designer Pamela Burton.

Cool air from the gardens flows into the rooms through sliding doors and windows.

For the Skyline Residence, Belzberg Architects made a conscious effort to build an environmentally sensitive structure without sacrificing aesthetic and budget. Along with recycling wood framing and flooring from a nearby construction site, they sourced the low e-glazing, steel, and concrete mixes from California manufacturers.

Steve Jocz and Jessy Moss make the case that their 1960s home is a forgotten William F. Cody design.