This thoroughly modern new house in a wildlife preserve deep in the Appalachian mountains was designed with a tree house mindfulness. The house plan was conceived as a nautilus spiral with a 2 story CMU box as the main body with a cedar sided master bedroom "box" on the rear with a smaller cedar shingle box spiraling off this as a "shed" to house the master bath.  The house hosts 2 guest suites and a game room in the ground insulated lower level.  The main living space floor to ceiling glass wall overlooks a private reservoir valley and was designed to provide daylight throughout the interior so no artificial light was required to live in the house during the daylight hours.  The twin stainless steel chimney flues at the sitting area end originate at the back to back, indoor-outdoor CMU  fireboxes and penetrate the reclaimed birch ceiling plane and the roof. The Owners built the walnut kitchen cabinetry to compliment the reclaimed walnut floors throughout. The center "red box" houses the stereo home base and powder room as a cubist anchor to the main library stair curving around and down to the lower level. The house is nestled in the existing hardwood forest on the edge of a very steeply sloped lot which hides the house from all roadway views and adjacent structures in the area.  The main upper level looks out through the canopy of the existing hardwoods nearly 20 feet above the adjacent grade providing a commanding view of the private reservoir valley below.