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??everywhere nature is celebrated and meant to be enjoyed. Cantilevered planes ask for the eyes? gaze, pivoting walls want to be opened, a handle begs to be grasped, a basement entered, a meal shared?the palette of wood, stone, steel, and glass, as well as their cadence, dimensions, color and finishes are extraordinary. There is humor and there is life.? _ Tod Williams, from ?Nature Constructed,? The Nature of Circumstance
Courtesy of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson – Photographs : Nic Lehoux
Built to take full advantage of its natural surroundings and incorporate the outdoors with indoors, the Creekside Residence has a bright, warm quality, the result of careful siting and material expression. The architecture highlights the interplay between dramatic scales and intimate details. A glass pavilion sits in a meadow while loosely placed, articulated wooden rooms recall the agrarian nature of the property. Courtesy of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson – Photographs : Nic Lehoux
The Nature of Place :

The dwelling is located on a secluded, wooded site, bound by two steep-banked creeks. The house and associated buildings are placed in a meadow of native wildflowers, surrounded by exceptional specimen redwood trees, Douglas fir, aromatic bay laurels and anchored by a legend oak growing out of the creek bank. A roof plane floats over the building elements, drawing the eye to the landscape. The house reveals itself quietly, a su...