Living room

The architects replaced the existing window with a picture window to clean up sight lines into the backyard.

Tyler fabricated the metal stair rail, which contrasts with the brick flooring in the entry, the wood stair treads, and the concrete flooring of the living area.

The oak-colored custom built-in entry bench by Schuchart | Dow provides a welcoming contrast to the dark steel baseboards by Alpine Welding that cut the space vertically.

The dining area pendant is a vintage Louis Poulsen piece, and the dining table is from HAY. The dining chairs are a mix of antique wood chairs, a Thonet, and an Eames DCM chair. The lounge chair is a mid-century Norwegian piece from Skarbos.

The double-height opening connecting the main living areas also peeks at the "think tank

A view from the kitchen looking toward the glass-ensconced great room, with a custom Olson Kundig-designed dining table in the foreground.

The wings of this cruciform residence jut out over the landscape on stilts to capture panoramic views.

A Samsung Frame TV blends in with other artwork collected by the homeowners.

A blue checkered Moroccan rug amps up the visual interest in the space, along with a new yellow Togo couch and Herman Miller coffee table. Switching out the mullioned windows for new tilt-and-turn windows from Semko help the space feel larger and increase energy efficiency.

Benjamin Moore's Barberry paint accents a wall in the living room, which it lit by a chandelier by Andrew Neyer. The ottoman is by Muuto.

We proposed large openings that can open wide to connect the interior and exterior,

Spread across two lots, the house has two wings: One acts as a more private, residential area, and the other is a communal living space. The designers sought to create “small, private, comfortable homes that were then tied back to a space for gathering, performance, creation, and events,” says architect James Carse, cofounder of Alao.

For ventilation, many of the valley-facing windows, measuring 10 ½ feet tall, feature a section at the top or bottom that opens. Navy 111 chairs, part of Emeco’s Coca-Cola edition, sit at the heads of a Restoration Hardware table; WAC track lights provide illumination. The floors are made of poured-in-place concrete.

Wooden ceilings ground some of the home's more industrial features in its organic setting.

The couple snagged their Womb chair, a floor model, on sale.