The more private sleeping and bathing areas are situated in an  enclosed cantilevered bar, which hovers over the hillside and is nestled  amidst the tall pine trees located at the perimeter of the property. A  white plaster shell demarcates the spatial hierarchy of the house,  operating as a supporting floor plate for the private volume, then  folding upward to serve as clerestory roof plane over the more public  spaces. This undulating skin enhances and mitigates the varying degrees  of enclosure and exposure to the picturesque surroundings and skyline  views which encircle the property.