Set in a Virginia forest on the fringes of Washington DC, this house is designed to serve as a tranquil refuge. The house perches on the slope of a valley, rising above the forest floor and creating experiences of the woods from different elevations. Toward the bottom of the slope, a low-lying floodplain includes a stream that flows into the Potomac River, so the house is situated in a way that preserves these sensitive ecologies. For the interiors, which are clad in natural, warm materials, we configured spaces in a way that choreographs movement through the house in relationship to outside views.