A Green Home Surrounded by Wetlands Is the Perfect Refuge From the Big Apple

A cantilevered birch and plywood desk appears to effortlessly float in midair. The wood box is attached to the wall with a blackened structural steel angle. "It’s a place to make a phone call, put down keys, plug in the iPhones," says Ryall. "We liked the contrast of the structural steel and the more refined wood box, kind of the like the house, which itself is full of contrasts—rough/smooth, dark/light, open/closed."