This house sits above the road on the spine of a small ridge. It has views both north and south to the water. The house is sited and organized to take advantage of all views, and the fall of the site. The south, east and north elevations especially, show the wings of the house cut against the fall of the lot, and approaches from the south and the north show the house perched on a prominence at the top of terraces. The main water views are to the north, where the privacy is greater. Consequently the principal public rooms and the main public terrace face in that direction, with carefully screened views over the road to the water south of the house. Servicing of the house is from the wooded east side, where views are not as good.
The drive brings guests and family into an entry courtyard next to a monumental porch off the living room. The living room has the privileged spot on the plan, centrally located with views north south and east. It is one of four buildings that pinwheel around a cloistered lawn, but it also organizes the public north terrace. The dining room is next to the living room, looking north and east. The kitchen and services trail behind to the south and west, screened from the cloistered lawn. The master bedroom has privacy and remove, and great views in all directions. Guest bedrooms are generally wrapped around the south side of the lawn, looking south. The staff bedrooms step down the south side of the spine, falling slightly to the east.