Nestled within dense woods atop a bluff overlooking the Cedar River, this new home was designed to immerse the owners in the dappled sunlight filtering through the tree canopy. Conceived as 3 simple masses rotated around a central kitchen and dining space, the home has a gracious living room oriented toward the river valley view, 2 sleeping suites, an upper level studio which opens to a rooftop terrace, and a 2-car carport nestled into the site’s hillside. The home is clad in shou-sugi-ban with eaves of clear Pacific Northwest cedar.