With the thoughts of childhood summer camp in mind — when you slept in a screened cabin, heard the noises of the night, felt the changes in weather and awoke at sunrise — architect Tobin Smith set out to create a retreat inspired by outdoor living. “Our objective was to design a ranch house that would allow the family to re-connect with the outdoors and closely follow the cycles of days and seasons, something that often is lost in the hectic pace of day-to-day city life,” he said. “Devices, including gear driven louvers, roll-up canvases and large pocketing glass doors, open and close the structure. A palette of materials suitable for both interior and exterior conditions, including stone, concrete, steel and wood, allow floor, wall and ceiling planes to continue from inside to outside — unifying the carious spaces.” The family camp comprises three kid cabins, a master cabin and a central mess hall gathering space, all linked by screened porches and corridors.