A residence for a retired couple high in the Belmont hills overlooking the San Francisco Bay. The large kitchen, breakfast area and outdoor deck all open to the expansive views. White walls are balanced with sea foam green slate and granite slabs and accented with quarter sawn anegre cabinets. Upper clerestory windows bring natural light deep into the kitchen and the freestanding fireplace mass, finished with pigmented cement plaster, creates a permeable divider. A narrow slit skylight allows natural light to wash over recessed mirrors in the master bathroom, flooding the room with brightness.

Photos by Andrew Brennaman