railings

Pro and Con(crete) For Whitlock, using concrete for the first floor was an inexpensive alternative to stone, wood, or tile. “I just poured the foundation and it gave me my finished floor,” Whitlock says. “Way simpler!”

Locally sourced Italian slate covers the ground floor rooms; the coat rack near the entrance is from Zanotta.

Concrete stairs leading up to a sleeping loft are illuminated with wall sconces.

Beyond the second-floor landing, a garden roof filters rainwater and provides insulation.