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A sheltered verandah between the living room and kitchen beckons outdoor appreciation of nature.

The Japanese bathroom has an onset, which looks out to greenery framed by timber portals.

Plywood is used to form internal partitions, while Hokkaido Cedar defines short planes.

The kitchen-cum-dining is designed for both intimate meals and hosting friends in a casual setting.

A long, dark-grey wall is the main organising plane through the house's length. Perpendicular walls clad in Hokkaido Cedar opens views towards Mt. Yotei.

The living room has views of the veranda and kitchen through sliding glass doors.

While the quartz kitchen island isn’t at a lower height, the room’s comfortable layout provides plenty of space for Simerjeet’s wheelchair.

Swiss-born architect Albert Frey built Frey House II—the second home he designed for himself in Palm Springs, California—around a giant boulder. The hillside residence was completed in 1964.