Our client, a single and successful entrepreneur, wanted a home that
would disturb as little of his steeply wooded hillside site as possible.
In addition, a large city easement led us to create a concept of two
bridges, one for the residence and one for the street/site connection.
The two bridges intersect in a glass-topped entry that allows the
outside "in" as well as bridging the formal and casual areas of the
house. The main entry bridge also ends in a dramatic panoramic view of
the surrounding hillsides. The residential bridge bisects the entry
bridge, formally dividing the house into "quadrants" of lifestyle areas.
Eating, relaxing, secondary bedrooms and master suite all interface
through the main entry bridge and its lower-level counterpart. Finally,
these bisecting bridges minimized the foundational impact on the site,
maintaining much of its natural beauty.
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