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An extremely rocky, steeply sloping, isolated mountainside site dictated the house’s decidedly vertical nature. Programmatic requirements included a large, lofty space for an organ with an adjoining piano space as well a workshop adjacent to the garage at the house’s base. Two guest rooms occupy the second floor, the base of the organ volume which provides a vertical link to the double-height living spaces of the third floor and the master bedroom isolated on the fourth floor projection.

— Darlene Levy. drawn from Kay Breslow. Charles Gwathmey & Robert Siegel: Residential Works 1966-1977. p102-105.

Details

Structure and Materials: Slab on grade. Wood frame. 1"x 4" tongue-and-groove cedar siding, both interior and exterior, treated with bleaching oil. Slate on entry level, carpeting on upper floors. Ceramic tile. Five-ply, built-up roofing with white marble chips. Slate deck. Cabinetwork: birch plywood with white lacquer and laminated plastic finish. Glass block. Aluminum-framed sliding doors and windows. Electric heat.