The Glass House

The transition from the street is gradual. A heavy timber gate gives way to a shadowed path, slowing the pace before the glass pavilion reveals itself.

Instead of building defensive exterior walls, the house looks inward. The central courtyard acts as a light well and a thermal buffer, ensuring every room feels expansive yet entirely private.

The low-iron glass allows the garden's shifting colors to paint the interior. In winter, the low sun warms the concrete floors; in summer, deep cedar eaves provide cool shadow.

Cool glass and concrete are grounded by the scent and warmth of local cedar and the quiet patina of bronze hardware.

Beyond its aesthetic calm, the home is a precise environmental machine, using passive cross-ventilation and thermal mass to reduce energy use by 40%.