A West Seattle couple wanted a modern, light-filled home that engages with the outdoors and captures mountain views, while preserving privacy to and from their neighbors. The eastern wall is glass, allowing the wood ceiling to float out over the entry porch and deck below, blurring the line between inside and outdoors. An open stairwell with see-through risers connects the two levels and wraps around a residential elevator to ensure this is home through every phase of life. The kitchen bumps out of the south wall to provide a view to the front yard, and double doors open directly onto the back patio for entertaining.