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Inside the living room, tall, salvaged-wood-and-glass sliding doors face the neighboring Karura nature preserve. Studio Propolis made the armchair using iroko wood and Kenyan leather.

The sunroom is "quite possibly the current star of the house," say the designers. Black-out shades behind the Roman shades make it possible to ready the room for movie nights or slumber parties.

The yard feels secluded thanks to solid fencing and a buffer of dense greenery. Benches by Angel City Lumber, stacked on stones and all from Molly’s home state of Oregon, create a seating moment to look back at a towering cork oak tree. The pavers and Adirondack chairs are all from OR.CA

The kitchen is open to the small living area with OR.CA outdoor sofas and another Armadillo rug. The pedestal coffee table is by Hawk and Stone.

The family room displays Ashley’s reference materials and heirlooms, including a porcelain vase made by her grandmother.

A Hans Wagner Rope Chair, West Elm credenza, and Noguchi Akari UF3-DL Standing Lamp round out the primary bedroom.

Interior of separate tree top studio

A see-through entry hall joins the living areas with a bedroom wing.

Backyard excavation created a sunken courtyard, where the side entrance to a new 750-square-foot office space lies. The exterior is clad in Corian, a surface normally found on countertops. "The clients love that they can go to another wing of the house and have an office," says Brooks. "There's a physical seperation. We’ve designed it so in the future, if they close the firm, they can open up the door between the office and the dining room and connect the entire basement floor."

The architects designed the home’s expansion with the knowledge that the owners plan to continue the renovation when their budget allows it. "We wanted to put everything in the right place so it doesn’t have to be undone later," says Corti.

Floating wood shelves accent the fireplace wall and link to the nearby kitchen.

Removing the partition wall makes it so the entire living space benefits from the natural light that comes through the floor-to-ceiling glass in the living room, increasing the sense of indoor-outdoor flow throughout. A sofa from Article is joined by art from Lynne Millar for Juniper Print Shop and a vintage credenza.

The Floyd sofa was chosen to jive with the family’s vintage painting, called the “Jazz Musician.”

The team kept one wall of paneling to accent the new space.