Since this residence sits on a pastoral 32-acre site field surrounded by dense woods and a creek, providing access to a view is easy. The challenge is to integrate the building design with the site so that it becomes an intrinsic part of the view. Like the vernacular agrarian buildings that are part of the surrounding landscape, the stone, concrete, and galvanized steel of utilitarian structures like grain elevators, silos, barns, and sheds have influenced this design.

An asymmetrical, axial plan for the house addresses vehicles and an indoor swimming pool within a long split-volume of double-walled, insulated concrete. This is juxtaposed with an intersecting two-story volume of corrugated metal, steel and concrete. The second story is a long, horizontal box structured in steel and clad in zinc that extends above a first floor living area where openings between concrete walls are filled with floor to ceiling glass.

Various rooms are partitioned interior volumes of space, developed from the placement of millwork. Each room transitions into the next through the house, where its purpose is enhanced through light, movement, material and visual connection to the landscape.

Passive solar and geo-thermal energy systems extensively reduce energy consumption, as well as the need for traditional mechanical equipment. Projected energy costs will be 75% lower than those associated with conventional systems, dramatically reducing environmental impact..