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Hammock Casa Tau Punta Mita

The pool patio includes new limestone pavers, a new in-ground pool by Signature Pools, and furniture from Target. The hammock is from Wayfair.

Outdoor tranquility is found while dining on one of the picnic tables or unwinding in a hammock.

On the 100-square-foot covered balcony, a perfectly positioned hammock takes in panoramic mountain views in Puriscal.

The far end of Hammock Haven includes a covered deck with two hammocks.

“Most homeowners would tear the whole thing down and start fresh,” says Brillhart. “But it made for a much more interesting project, preserving a little bit of Russell’s legacy and then adding two new wings on each side of the building.” An Ipe fence now lines the front of the property, and the two-story wing can be just glimpsed through the trees on the left.

“It didn’t seem like the kind of landscape you wanted to go trudging through with your boots, but one that you wanted to observe with detachment,” architect Allan Shulman says.

A view of the kitchen.

The ground level contains the living and dining spaces. Upstairs there are two bedrooms, plus the master suite.

Thanks to floor-to-ceiling glass, the home feels like it's part of the landscape.

The cantilevered upper volume shades a deck on the ground floor.