Plans and elevations

After: The soaring new living and dining space benefits from an abundance of natural light from every side, and they spent a lot of time trying to find the best lighting for the kitchen. The final choice: long, narrow copper pendants from Denmark suspended by ultra thin wires to not disrupt the visual flow of the room.

Listed for the first time since it was built in 1979, the cliffside home of architect Barry Downs is located in a waterfront area that is at risk of redevelopment.

Floor Plan of Mission Modern by Butler Armsden Architects

Greenway Studio designed this home addition In Victoria, British Columbia, to blend in with an existing natural rock formation.

The rock outcropping in the backyard of this house in Victoria, British Columbia, influenced the design of the home’s addition.

Floor Plan of Donner Lake Cabin by Form & Field

Similarly, from the grounds below, the home peeks out below in contrast with the sky.

Ruckers Hill House south elevation

Ruckers Hill House section

Ruckers Hill House first floor plan

Ruckers Hill House ground floor plan

Ruckers Hill House site plan

Ruckers Hill House elevation view

Not only was extra living space necessary for the growing family of four, but the existing house also failed to take advantage of the striking views that drew the couple to the site. The homeowners tapped architect Malcolm Davis of San Francisco–based Malcolm Davis Architecture to redesign and expand the dwelling without damaging the many established oak trees.