The house’s layout allows the painter’s clients to freely enter the public studio, but also allows for private bedrooms in the back of the home.

The steeply sloped and forested site in State College, PA is perfect for an extension of the indoor program to the outdoors. The widespread deck allows the client - a landscape painter - to be close to his subject, while the curved roof allows for privacy from the street and guides your view out to the beautiful scenery. The columns further connect the house to the surrounding rural landscape.