Program - single-family house with shop/garage + detached studio Client - A restoration ecologist, contract floatplane pilot, and their two children Site - Existing single-family adjacent to an in-city nature preserve, heron habitat, steep slopes, and wetlands Project Goals •Explore how to inhabit the interface between city and nature •Design an affordable home that balances urban living with a deep desire to do better by the environment •Rehabilitate a depleted site through careful attention to site ecology, habitat, and the balance between building and nature •Incorporate sustainable design practices and technologies that embody the values of the project team