This 1900sf residence celebrates its connection to the outside with a sunny courtyard patio as its focal point and a “clerestory hat” at the main living spaces, letting the light pour in throughout the day and throughout the seasons. Its efficient plan keeps its two bedrooms to modest size, allocating the bulk of its footage to a single Loft-like kitchen, dining, living room space. The house’s lower (green) roof can be seen from the entry side of the house and is covered with sedums and grasses. This roof mitigates rain runoff, provides an eye pleasing solution for a roof seen prominently from above and expresses the owners enthusiasm for gardening and environmental stewardship.