Shaping a big house so it meets the land gracefully is one of architecture's most difficult challenges. That's why this 10,000-square-foot residence in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., is such an achievement: it occupies a prominent hilltop setting in an exclusive gated community with aplomb. Elegant and...
The site, which lies at the edge of a 160-acre bird sanctuary; the feeling of being out in the country while only minutes from town; the house itself, which is quietly elegant, admirably sustainable, and enviably low maintenance.
