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that flow seamlessly, creating a strong connection to the land-
scape." Adds Utterstrom, "Our designs are developed using
innovative and refined materials implemented at the highest level
of craftsmanship; we design with the ideology that advanced
structural strategies and sustainable technologies are the key
to creating buildings for the future." Here that meant indoor and
outdoor spaces that would work in tandem to exploit the home's
incredible sight lines, offering a sense of awe and majesty.
From the street, the 15,000 square foot house, located on a
27,000 square foot lot poised at the end of a cul-de-sac, seems
to be two interconnected boxes, one in a rough puzzle of dark
stone tiles, the other in smooth pale plaster. They're bisected
by large smooth stone entry steps that leap over a water feature
towards a pair of imposing oak doors. The entire structure seems
to float over the perimeter walls, constructed from the same
materials. At night, with only the entryway lit and the home
blending into the dark sky, the effect is mystical.
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"Our designs are developed using
innovative and refined materials
implemented at the highest level
of craftsmanship; we design
with the ideology that advanced
structural strategies and sustainable
technologies are the key to creating
buildings for the future."
