4-House on a Palm Beach Hill ..


Alexandre Georges


 A hilltop site studded with fine trees and a
limited budget with large space needs dictated the
design of this house. The hill was pushed back from
the street to the north; and at the rear of the house,
on the south, the property was terraced with a retain-
ing wall which actually enters the living room.
Outdoor and indoor living areas thus flow together,
for first floor spaces can be opened with a series
of sliding glass doors. Direct access from the second
floor to rear yard and paved terraces is via an outside
stair leading from a balcony which gives access to all
four bedrooms. Exterior materials are native oolite
stone and rough-sawn cypress.


AUGUST, 1959