Ann Arbor Modern Residence Project - Front

Echoing the architecture, linear elements transform as the elevation changes around them. Retaining walls that start below grade gradually emerge into free-standing garden walls or planters, and concrete terraces that appear to sink into the ground at one end of the house switch to soaring above it at the other. At all elevations, steps, garden walls, and walks stretch out from the house and fade into the lawn, subtly stitching the house to the site. Photo by Chris Major.