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In the primary bathroom, the skylight aligns perfectly with the floating vanity below, letting in an abundance of natural daylight and creating geometric shadows on the walls.

A solo backyard container houses a photo studio and storage space.

In what's now known as the music room on the ground floor (previously called the front parlor), a stucco-clad fireplace was paired with a stone base and rounded edges capped in Accoyo wood.

The renovated stairway now has a rounded wall at its base, to pair with the curved wall across from it and make room for more natural light from the extension's glass wall to spread into the interior.

The master bedroom incudes closet doors and a floating shelf-cupboard combo clad with polished plywood.

"The roof, covered in vegetation from the forest floor, helps maintain the clearing's authentic appearance and integrates the building into its environment,

The "bird's nest

Practicality and ease of install can directly impact on-site workflow—creating timing and cost implications. The Marvin Skycove—a one-of-a-kind suspended window that Leavitt discovered while visiting Marvin’s showroom at 7 Tide in Boston—provides an install-ready window bench option. “That's always been a challenge for us,” Leavitt says of the pop-out window. “It’s always been hard to build, whereas we could buy that whole unit from Marvin.”

The living room got a facelift with a new fireplace and built-in seating and storage that flows into the hearth. The marble fireplace surround is the same stone used in the kitchen, and the bench is white oak.

Now, tall storage cabinets surround a niche with Kappa tile from 41Zero42, this time in a brighter hue, combined with a plainsawn white oak frame and Rosso Verona marble counter.

The form shuts down winter winds with a steep and solid roof/wall.