Out.Haus

Stafford Residence floor plan

The couple’s bathroom features a mineral composite tub from MTI.

A see-through entry hall joins the living areas with a bedroom wing.

“Everything needed to be approachable and simple,” says Hilary. “The house reflects who we are.”

The oak island and cupboards offset the kitchen’s black IKEA cabinetry.

“Everything needed to be approachable and simple,” says Hilary. “The house reflects who we are.”

Glass panels brighten up and modernize the interiors.

The architects installed modern, floating stairs with a wooden tread and steel railings.

This 7,072-square-feet, two-story house consists of 80 tsubos, which were re-organized to accommodate modern living.

Nestled into the hillside, the main home consists of four bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms in 2,800 square feet.

Samara

The sunken living room is just one of many grade changes inside the structure. “We were adamant that we didn’t want something domestic,” says Andrew. “We wanted something surprising, that was hyper-animated, and that, when you moved through it, changed all the time.” The sofa, designed by the couple and Levenbetts, is upholstered in cotton velvet. The Habibi side tables are by Philipp Mainzer for e15, the fireplace tools by Fort Standard, and the doors by Fleetwood.

Levenbetts designed the guesthouse as a porous block. Every side opens to the outdoors, allowing the landscape to continue through the building. “The idea was to create this total openness and informality and almost undomesticated domestic space,” says architect David Leven. The concrete is textured by its forms on the outside but smooth where it cuts into the building—“almost as though you sliced into it with a knife,” Leven adds.