A deferential design chooses its context, respects its site by staying low and keeps its footprint small. Our clients’ admiration of Wright’s Usonian homes translates into 1600 sf of single-level, open living space. Earth-berming on the North insulates from the cold and from the conventional context of suburban streetscape. Instead, the radiant-floor-heated home wraps an outdoor “room” on three sides, maximizing solar gain and views of the Seneca Canal.