The site, part of natural preserve, is densely covered with pine trees. Living and entertaining spaces are arranged in an overlapping order, stepping down the slope the chimney at the high point toward the ocean. References to the sylvan context are key generative aspects of design. The intervals of both apertures and columns are established by a geometric progression echoing the natural order of the forest. Tree-like columns with branching struts support a large sky window which allows glimpses of the leafy canopy above and permits the forest's dappled light to become that of the house.