Designed for clients with a deep connection to the outdoors, this home was shaped around their specific lifestyle, habits, and rituals. Conceived as both a private residence and an occasional retreat for guests, the design balances hospitality with seclusion, allowing the owners’ primary suite to remain private while maintaining access to the home’s shared amenities.

The house is organized as two distinct volumes linked by a glazed sky bridge, with outdoor access at all three levels. The paired forms are expressed as a black-and-white duality—two complementary yet contrasting presences set within the forest. Named after the mythological twins Castor and Pollux, the volumes are conceived as counterparts in dialogue, each with a distinct identity and role.

The darker volume, containing the owners’ primary living spaces and main suite, rises as the more vertical and introspective of the two, culminating in a rooftop astronomical observation deck. The lighter volume houses three guest suites and an office, with a rooftop hot tub and outdoor bar designed for gathering and relaxation. Suspended between them, the glazed connector acts as both threshold and observatory, mediating between privacy and community, enclosure and openness.

Through careful detailing and a series of highly customized spaces tailored to the clients’ routines, interests, and hobbies, the project becomes more than a dwelling—it is conceived as a contemporary forest retreat where duality, hospitality, and immersion in the landscape are held in deliberate balance.