The house balances open spaces to observe the changing landscape with sheltered corners. The symmetrical layout places a family unit, with 2 bedrooms a small foyer and one bathroom at each end. These are connected to the suspended living area through a linear library built as fixed furniture into the rear wall of the house. The more public programs, including the kitchen, living room and dining room are at the center of the house. This area is intended as a flexible space, adaptable to any number of uses. This layout creates privacy between the owners and their guests. The circulation corresponds to the principal of providing open public areas, and sheltered private areas, by controlling the access in four separate paths: - Each family unit has its own exit at each end of the house - The stairs work as a semi-public entrance, allowing access between the central area of the house and the open roof terrace - The house also works as a bridge, facilitating public access from one side of the ravine to the other - The house is a landmark for a public path which leads down to the beach The bridge house was set further back from the lake than required to protect mature trees, and to allow the landscape to remain as natural as possible. It works within the dichotomy of being both a shelter and a balcony in the woods, a bridge and a house.