The core of the house is a collection of horizontal volumes and planes of white stucco and wood. At the edges of this white core, Brazilian redwood structures ease the transition to nature. The horizontal wood screens and siding add texture and accentuate the home’s horizontality in the mountain’s landscape. The redwood screen and glass volume that is now the entry, extends the previously undefined entryway while planar elements such as the flat roofs and clerestory are reintroduced to present a more transparent and permeable façade. Jonathan Schloss Architect