Back in 1954, C.H. “Buck” Stahl and his wife, Carlotta, doled out $13,500 for a small plot of land in replete with spectacular views from its lofty perch high above the . Armed with a vision for the house that would eventually grace the spot, Buck, a graphic designer and sign painter, and Carlotta began their journey by using their car to transport leftover concrete from city construction projects to the property on the weekends. They brought one load at a time over the next two years to shore up the precariously sloped site, all while thinking up ideas for the midcentury utopia they hoped to create there.

In late 1957, after making a 3-D model of their dream home, the couple enlisted the ambitious and ingenious young architect to take on their project—the result being a daringly cantil

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