The house resides within the context of others sporting styles common to the region.  The style of this house is classical vernacular and resembles a farmhouse in many respects-simple massing, sparse ornamentation, and use of indigenous materials.  The house features a wrap around porch, is clad in painted  white brick, and topped with a galvanized 5V metal roof.  Contrasting with the classical vernacular envelope are thoroughly contemporary interiors.  Rooms are defined by changes in the floor and ceiling planes as well as with walls.  Light penetrates the house through various sizes and expanses of windows and doors.  The kitchen and master bedroom have glass "walls" which open to a covered porch leading to the courtyard.  Built-in bookshelves flank the fireplace and are inserted in slots of the foyer and master bedroom.  The typical dining room is usurped by a built-in banquette.  The floors change from bamboo, to stained concrete, to carpet, to cork.  Birch cabinets are topped with granite and flanked by stainless steel splashes.