In a leafy residential area a few miles from downtown Kansas City, Missouri, architect Christian Arnold took a sloping, triangular lot and designed a new home for his growing family—an open, tree house–like structure on stilts that hovers at the quirky edge of a conventional neighborhood. Inside, the hearth is made of large slabs of limestone, which Christian cut himself, intentionally leaving imperfections on the surface for texture.
Photo by Mike Sinclair.