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Outdoor Trees Wood Patio, Porch, Deck Wood Fences, Walls Grass Side Yard Design Photos and Ideas

A collection of low-slung volumes create a series of platforms near the ground, so family members can be close together while still retaining their privacy.

"The house features two distinct approaches," says Schiller. "The family arrives via a long dirt road to the back side of the house, shaped as a single-story barn. Below the house, guests park in a dirt pull-off and arrive via a long grass path through meadow grasses, entering the house from the south via a wide, glue-laminated exterior stair."

The unique residence features a 1,500-square-foot deck.

Courtyard featuring the Live Oak Tree. The neutral tones on the homes exterior act as a canvas to nature showing a play of light on the exterior of the home throughout the day