Grandeur and restraint are the hallmarks of this heroically-scaled house, which is alternately rough and refined. Two side wings project forward to frame an entry court and the board-formed concrete walls evoke the striated rock formations of the Outback. They are linked by an extensively glazed volume that reveals the soaring interior spaces. Projecting from this façade is a three-story stair tower of one-ton, CNC-milled blocks of Australian bluestone inspired by a Shigaraki vase in Isamu Noguchi’s collection. Its elongated organic form complements the vertical thrust of concrete piers and contrasts with the horizontality of the roof plane. A central great room that rises to the full two-story height of the house is traversed by a bridge and a terrace that links the upper-level sleeping areas to either side. Tiered pocket gardens and courtyards are woven into the design, along with rooms that provide intimate retreats from the expansive public spaces.