The proposed site for this residential project featured an elongated site on a steep grade, requiring an original approach to design. Turning these difficulties into opportunities, Lerner | Ladds + Bartels took advantage of the lower level by utilizing taller ceilings for family spaces and opening out onto the terraced backyard. Design work occurred in a very traditional context. A key facet of the architectural solution required the execution of more than a mere replication of the historic style, yet continue to work respectively within the existing context.