Materials
The house is built of board-formed concrete and full-height single-pane glass on a redwood post-and-beam frame. The redwood (heart-grade, milled locally to the project) was used for the structural posts, the roof beams, the interior soffits, and a continuous cabinetry run along the inland wall of the living space. The concrete carries the lower terrace, the central spine wall, and the foundation that pins the house to the hillside. The 2019 restoration replaced the original single-pane glazing with thermally broken double-pane units in the same sight lines, retained every original redwood beam and post, and replaced the cabinetry hardware to match the architect's documented original specification.
Siting
The house sits on a south-facing hillside lot of just under one third of an acre, terraced into three levels. The entry is at the upper terrace from a private lane; the living spaces step down toward the view across the bay; the lower terrace carries a small fountain and a redwood deck off the principal bedroom. The orientation puts the long glazed elevation at fifteen degrees east of true south.
Light
The principal living space reads best in late afternoon, when the western sun catches the redwood ceiling and the concrete spine wall in long horizontal bars. The principal bedroom reads best at first light. The kitchen, on the upland side, carries a north light at consistent value across the day. The architect's original drawings describe the light intentions in margin notes; those notes are preserved in the house's archive.
Provenance
Designed in 1957; completed in 1958. The house was the architect's last single-family commission. Two owners: the original client family from 1958 through 1989, and the current owner from 1989. The current owner commissioned the 2019 restoration with a small practice familiar with the architect's body of work. Documentation from the practice (drawings, photographs, restoration notes) is included with the sale.
