During the daytime, it's clear that the house's combination of gray stone and rich, reddish wood is perfect for the land around it. It hits just the right balance between standing out and complementing its environment.
This view of a house in Portland, Oregon shows a split-level design (three stories in the front, two in the back) built into a hillside. A wood volume in the middle angles out towards the fir tree on the right, apparently sitting over the entrance walkway. Another view reveals more about this cantilever...
This house is also built in a hillside, making it a split-level design with three floors on the front but two on the rear. The middle floor cantilevers dramatically at the far end of this photo ...