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A new set of concrete steps lead up to the main entrance. The steep site and power lines obstructed crane access, so the home’s enormous windows, trees, and even a one-ton marble dining table had to be carried in by hand.

Outside the entrance is an impressive hoja santa, or Mexican pepperleaf, plant. “We weren’t sure it would like the shade, but it has become this incredible thing,” says designer Kevin Alter.

Inexpensive but sturdy James Hardie lap siding was used on the exterior.

The exterior courtyard.

Custom Bioretention Planter (Landscape Architecture by CampionHruby)