A primary design challenge for this project was to make a meaningful connection between the new fourth floor Family Room and the Kitchen/Living/Dining spaces located two floors below. This was achieved by not only creating inviting interior staircases, but by also incorporating a steel bridge that connects the Family Room to the rear yard hill. Once on the hill, there is a fun descent down a series of concrete terraced planters to the exterior courtyard, by the Kitchen. This bridge allows for a circular circulation pattern through the house, out to the yard, and through the courtyard.